Cortex
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 650-661 , May 2009

The bi-pedal ape: Plasticity and asymmetry in footedness

  • David P. Carey

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen AB24 2UB, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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  • Daniel T. Smith

      Affiliations

    • Present address: Cognitive Neuroscience Research Unit, Wolfson Research Institute, University of Durham, Queens Campus, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 6BH, United Kingdom.
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  • Douglas Martin

      Affiliations

    • Present address: Division of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, United Kingdom.
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  • Geoff Smith

      Affiliations

    • Present address: Australians Donate, Suite 2, Level 2, 20-22 Albert Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3204, Australia.
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  • Jan Skriver

      Affiliations

    • Present address: Senior Associate, Resilience, 74122 Knivsta, Sweden.
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  • Adam Rutland

      Affiliations

    • Present address: Department of Psychology, Keynes College, The University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury CT2 7NP, United Kingdom.
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  • John W. Shepherd

Received 17 April 2007 ,Revised 21 December 2007 ,Accepted 14 May 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2008.05.011

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