Visual memory for shapes in deaf signers and nonsigners and in hearing signers and nonsigners: Atypical lateralization and enhancement

Neuropsychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 114-121

  Cattani, Allegra ^a   Clibbens, John ^a   Perfect, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deaf nonsigners; Deaf signers; Hearing signers; Laterality; Visual memory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; MENTAL TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SIGN LANGUAGE; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADULT; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEARING; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SIGN LANGUAGE;

EID: 33846071182     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.21.1.114     Document Type: Article

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