Cerebral lateralization determines hand preferences in Australian parrots
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Cerebral lateralization determines hand preferences in Australian parrots.
Individual preference for the use of one limb over the other to explore the environment or manipulate objects is common trait among vertebrates. Here, we explore the hypothesis that limb preference is determined by the engagement of a particular cerebral hemisphere to analyse certain stimuli. We recorded the eye and foot preferences of 322 individuals from 16 species of Australian parrots while...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biology Letters
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1744-9561,1744-957X
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.1121