Dynamic dominance varies with handedness: Reduced interlimb asymmetries in left-handers

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 419-431

  Przybyla, Andrzej ^a   Good, David C ^b   Sainburg, Robert L ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm; Coordination; Handedness; Lateralization; Left handers; Movement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856270122     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-011-2946-y     Document Type: Article

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