Examining the Development of Handedness in Rhesus Monkey and Human Infants Using Behavioral and Kinematic Measures

Handedness is a widely studied behavioral asymmetry that is commonly measured as a preference for using one hand over the other. Right hand preference in humans occurs at a ratio of 9:1, whereas left hand preference in rhesus monkeys has been estimated at 2:1. Despite differences in the direction an...

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Main Author: Nelson, Eliza Lynn
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2010
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/open_access_dissertations/299
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1298&context=open_access_dissertations