Neuromotor performance of normally developing left-handed children and adolescents

Human Movement Science

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 809-817

  Rousson, Valentin ^a   Gasser, Theo ^b   Caflisch, Jon ^c   Jenni, Oskar G ^c  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Associated movements; Handedness; Laterality; Timed performance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NORMAL HUMAN; RELIABILITY; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 70350761839     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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