Seasonal anisotropy in handedness

Cortex

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-12

  Jones, Gregory V ^a   Martin, Maryanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Handedness; Lateralisation; Seasonal anisotropy

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEFT HANDEDNESS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 44249126994     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 00109452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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