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Cerebral hemisphere asymmetry: Methods, issues, and implications

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This is the seventh ERIC/ECTJ Annual Review Paper, preparation of which was supported by the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) Clearing-house on Information Resources, Syracuse University. The material in this article was prepared pursuant to a contract with the National Institute of Education, U.S. Department of Education. Contractors undertaking such projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their judgment in professional and technical matters. Points of view or opinions do not necessarily represent the official view or opinion of the NIE. - Ed.

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The author’s own research discussed in this article was supported in part by research grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and from the National Science Foundation.

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Hellige, J.B. Cerebral hemisphere asymmetry: Methods, issues, and implications. ECTJ 28, 83–98 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02766402

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