The effect of handedness on interhemispheric interaction in a simple reaction time task
| dc.contributor.author | Nunan, C. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-05-13T14:36:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-05-13T14:36:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.identifier.citation |
Nunan, C. (2010) '' | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1754-2383 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/13901 | |
| dc.description.abstract |
An individual’s handedness was hypothesised to affect their reaction times when using them to measure interhemispheric interaction. 40 male and female participants filled out an Edinburgh Handedness Inventory and took part in a simple reaction time experiment on a computer. A crossed-uncrossed difference was calculated and a mixed analysis of variance was carried out. The study found a crossed-uncrossed difference of -3.8 milliseconds (ms), while right handers were found to react faster, -2.7ms, than left handers, -4.9ms. No main effect of handedness was found, 0.277 (p=> 0.05) and no interaction between hand and visual field was found, 0.241 (p=> 0.05). Implications and possible methodological limitations of the study are discussed along with alternative explanations for the results found. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Plymouth | |
| dc.rights | Attribution 3.0 United States | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/ | * |
| dc.subject | handedness | en_US |
| dc.subject | Edinburgh Handedness Inventory | en_US |
| dc.subject | interhemispheric interaction | en_US |
| dc.title | The effect of handedness on interhemispheric interaction in a simple reaction time task | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | |
| plymouth.issue | 1 | |
| plymouth.volume | 3 | |
| plymouth.journal | The Plymouth Student Scientist |
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