Left and right brain-oriented hemisity subjects show opposite behavioral preferences

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 3 NOV, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Morton, Bruce E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain behavioral laterality; Executive asymmetry; Hemisity and personality; Hemisty and gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870932115     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00407     Document Type: Article

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