Asymmetrical Body Perception: A Possible Role for Neural Body Representations.
A study examined perceived arm length among right- and left-handed people. Data were obtained from three experiments that explored handedness and perception of arm length, handedness and perceived reach, and perceived hand size and grasping ability in right-handed participants, respectively. Findi...
| Published in: | Psychological Science. Vol. 20; no. 11; pp. 1373 - 1381 |
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