Handedness and cognition across the healthy lifespan

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 477-485

  Gunstad, John ^a   Spitznagel, Mary Beth ^b   Luyster, Faith ^a   Cohen, Ronald A ^c   Paul, Robert H ^c  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive performance; Handedness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGEISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; LEFT HANDEDNESS; LIFESPAN; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33846957167     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450600773483     Document Type: Article

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