Evolution of whole-body asymmetry related to handedness

Cortex

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 94-95

  MacNeilage, Peter F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; EVOLUTION; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE; ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; EVOLUTION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS;

EID: 33646156194     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 00109452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70327-7     Document Type: Article

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