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Gesture handedness predicts asymmetry in the chimpanzee inferior frontal gyrus

Mon, 2012-11-05 16:18 -- John Hawks
TitleGesture handedness predicts asymmetry in the chimpanzee inferior frontal gyrus
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2006
AuthorsTaglialatela, JP, Cantalupo, C, Hopkins, WD
JournalNeuroReport
Volume17
Issue9
Pagination923 - 927
Date Published2006
ISSN0959-4965
Keywordsbrain function, chimpanzees, communication, gesture, language, language evolution
DOI10.1097/01.wnr.0000221835.26093.5e
Short TitleNeuroReport
Citation KeyTagliatella:2006

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