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Evaluation of Hemisphere Lateralization with Bilateral Local Field Potential Recording in Secondary Motor Cortex of Mice
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Developmental change in interhemispheric communication: evidence from bimanual cost
Elizabeth A Franz1, Sarah Fahey
1Action, Brain, and Cognition Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand. Lfranz@psy.otago.ac.nz
Psychological Science
|November 23, 2007
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