The bi-pedal ape: Plasticity and asymmetry in footedness

Cortex

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 650-661

  Carey, David P ^a   Smith, Daniel T ^a   Martin, Douglas ^a   Smith, Geoff ^a   Skriver, Jan ^a   Rutland, Adam ^a   Shepherd, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Football; Footedness; Left hemisphere; Motor control; Soccer

Indexed keywords

APE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; FOOTEDNESS; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING ERROR; SELF REPORT;

EID: 62349135367     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 00109452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2008.05.011     Document Type: Article

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