Hand preference for tool-use in capuchin monkeys (cebus apella) is associated with asymmetry of the primary motor cortex

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 435-440

  Phillips, Kimberley A ^a,b   Thompson, Claudia R ^c  

^a TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST NATIONAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c The College of Wooster   (United States)

Author keywords

Handedness; Hemispheric specialization; Laterality

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ASYMMETRY; BRAIN; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; NEUROLOGY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE; TOOL USE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEBUS; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PHYSIOLOGY; TOOL USE;

ANIMALS; CEBUS; COGNITION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

CEBUS; CEBUS APELLA; HAPLORHINI; PAN; PRIMATES;

EID: 84875660663     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22079     Document Type: Article

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