Hand posture effects on handedness recognition as revealed by the Simon effect

We investigated the influence of hand posture in handedness recognition, while varying the spatial correspondence between stimulus and response in a modified Simon task. Drawings of the left and right hands were displayed either in a back or palm view while participants discriminated stimulus handed...

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Main Authors: Allan P Lameira, Luiz G Gawryszewski, Sabrina G Silva, Fernanda M Ferreira, Claudia Vargas, Carlo Umilta, Antonio Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2009-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/neuro.09.059.2009/full