Numbers are represented in egocentric space: Effects of numerical cues and spatial reference frames on hand laterality judgements

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 452, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 176-180

  Conson, Massimiliano ^a   Mazzarella, Elisabetta ^a   Trojano, Luigi ^a,b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Scientific Institute of Telese Terme   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body representation; Egocentric representation; Numerical cognition; Visuospatial cognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HAND LATERALITY JUDGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUMBER HAND ASSOCIATION; NUMERICAL CUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS;

ADULT; CUES; EGO; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL PROCESSES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60249094664     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.01.043     Document Type: Article

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