Memory for hand use depends on consistency of handedness

Individuals who do not consistently use the same hand to perform unimanual tasks (inconsistent-handed) outperform consistent right- and left-handed individuals on tests of episodic memory. We explored whether the inconsistent-hander memory advantage extends to memory for unimanual hand use itself....

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Main Authors: James Matthew Edlin, Emily K. Carris, Keith B. Lyle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00555/full