Visuospatial attention lateralization in volleyball players and in rowers

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 915-925

  Giglia, G ^a   Brighina, F ^a   Zangla, D ^a   Bianco, A ^a   Chiavetta, E ^a   Palma, A ^a   Fierro, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; SPORT; VOLLEYBALL;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; SIZE PERCEPTION; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPORTS; VOLLEYBALL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051622867     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: 1558688X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/05.22.27.PMS.112.3.915-925     Document Type: Article

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