Hand and paw preferences in relation to the lateralized brain

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 364, Issue 1519, 2009, Pages 943-954

  Rogers, Lesley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Common marmoset; Coping style; Cortical structure; Cortisol; Hand preference; Hemispheric specialization

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COPING STRATEGY; LIMB; PRIMATE; SPECIALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; MARMOSETS; PRIMATES;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORELIMB; HAND; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOOL USE; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORELIMB; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 65649132311     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0225     Document Type: Article

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