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Laterality

Posted byBrian Hopkins May 22, 2019

A structural (i.e., neural) asymmetry or a functional one expressed in behavior.  In the latter case, it is performed in a consistent, but not inflexible, manner.  The ongoing question is how structural asymmetries relate to functional asymmetries.

See Ambidexterity, Apraxia, Bimanual task, Hand preference, Handedness (bimanual vs unimanual), Lateral bias, Peg-moving task

Posted byBrian HopkinsMay 22, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags: glossary

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