Unimanual to bimanual: Tracking the development of handedness from 6 to 24 months

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 181-188

  Nelson, Eliza L ^a   Campbell, Julie M ^b   Michel, George F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bimanual; Hand preference; Handedness; Infant; Manipulation; Toddler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; LEFT HANDEDNESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84874542359     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2013.01.009     Document Type: Article

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