How a lateralized brain supports symmetrical bimanual tasks.

A large repertoire of natural object manipulation tasks require precisely coupled symmetrical opposing forces by both hands on a single object. We asked how the lateralized brain handles this basic problem of spatial and temporal coordination. We show that the brain consistently appoints one of the...

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Main Authors: Roland S Johansson, Anna Theorin, Göran Westling, Mikael Andersson, Yukari Ohki, Lars Nyberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-06-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1457013?pdf=render