Midline crossing: Developmental trend from 3 to 10 years of age in a preferential card-reaching task

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 255-261

  Carlier, M ^a,b   Doyen, A L ^c   Lamard, C ^a  

^a University of Provence Aix Marseille University   (France)

^b University Institute of   (France)

^c IUFM Orléans Tours   (France)

Author keywords

Children; Development; Handedness; Laterality; Reaching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MIDLINE CROSSING; CARD REACHING TEST; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNIQUE;

BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 33745699925     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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