Laterality briefed: Laterality modulates performance in a numerosity-congruity task

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 444-450

  Naparstek, Sharon ^a   Henik, Avishai ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Automaticity; Distance effect; Laterality effect; Numerical value; Numerosity; Stroop

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; AUTOMATISM; COGNITION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; REACTION TIME; STROOP TEST; VOLITION;

EID: 84857500751     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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