Infant holding preferences in maternity hospitals: Testing the hypothesis of the lateralized perception of emotions

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 881-890

  Donnot, Julien ^a   Vauclair, Jacques ^a  

^a University of Provence Aix Marseille University   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DICHOTIC LISTENING; EMOTION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 36048998816     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87565640701539774     Document Type: Article

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