No association between music ability and hand preference in children

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 269-275

  Piro, Joseph ^a   Ortiz, Camilo ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

children; handedness; lateralization; motor learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSIC;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSIC;

EID: 77956540043     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: 19401027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2010.502550     Document Type: Article

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