Handedness and intellectual achievement: An even-handed look

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 374-378

  Corballis, Michael C ^a   Hattie, John ^a   Fletcher, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Handedness; Intellectual ability; Intelligence; Laterality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MEMORY; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; READING; SEX FACTORS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 38149014050     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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