Origins of handedness: A nationwide study of 30 161 adults

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1294-1301

  Vuoksimaa, Eero ^a   Koskenvuo, Markku ^a   Rose, Richard J ^a,b   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ambidextrousness; Forced handedness; Genetic effects; Left handedness; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRIPLETS; TWINS;

EID: 61849179671     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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