Haptic orientation perception: Sex differences and lateralization of functions

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 332-341

  Zuidhoek, Sander ^a   Kappers, Astrid M L ^a   Postma, Albert ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Active touch; Gender; Space; Spatial representation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; ORIENTING RESPONSE; PERCEPTION; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TACTILE STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOUCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 37849186125     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2006.05.032     Document Type: Article

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