title: Motor performance as a function of verbal, nonverbal interference and handedness.
abstract: The effect of verbal and nonverbal interference on finger-tapping performance was analyzed in self-classified left (n = 15) and right-handed (n = 15) subjects. Data were analyzed with a Group (left hander, right hander) x Condition (with interference [verbal, nonverbal], without interference) x Hand (left hand, right hand) mixed factorial ANOVA with repeated measures in Condition and Hand factors. Verbal as well as nonverbal interference conditions, as compared to non-interference conditions, significantly impaired finger-tapping performance of the left relative to right handers.
authors.affiliation: Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Manas K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mandal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D005364:Field Dependence-Independence; D005385:Fingers; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D009068:Movement; D014705:Verbal Behavior / Q000502:physiology*