Development of the capacity for tactile information transfer between hemispheres in normal children.
The hypothesis of less direct interaction between hemispheres in young children was supported by a behavioral test. Fabric samples were compared with either the same hand (same hemisphere) or with opposite hands (between hemispheres). Crossed errors were a significantly larger proportion of total errors in 3-year-olds than in 5-year-olds.
D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology*