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Laterality probabilities fluctuate during ontogenetic development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2003

Arve Vorland Pedersen  and
Beatrix Vereijken
Arve Vorland Pedersen*
Affiliation:
Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Education, Sør-Trøndelag University College, Ranheimsvn. 10, N-7004 Trondheim, Norway
Beatrix Vereijken*
Affiliation:
Human Movement Science Section, Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway http://www.svt.ntnu.no/idr/Beatrix.Vereijken/
*
Arve.Pedersen@ahs.hist.no
Beatrix.Vereijken@svt.ntnu.no
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Abstract:

We argue that lateralities are not merely a result of phylogenetic processes but reflect probability functions that are influenced by task characteristics and extended practice. We support our argument by empirical findings on lateral biases in early infancy in general, and footedness in particular, and on hand preferences in nonhuman primates.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , April 2003 , pp. 236 - 237
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003

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