Urbanization increases left-bias in line-bisection: An expression of elevated levels of intrinsic alertness?

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue SEP, 2014, Pages

  Linnell, Karina J ^a   Caparos, Serge ^b   Davidoff, Jules ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alertness; Attention; Control; Engagement; Laterality; Spatial attention; Spatial bias; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907089436     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01127     Document Type: Article

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