Title
A Mixed-Handed Advantage in Episodic Memory: A Possible Role of Interhemispheric Interaction
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2005
Abstract
Recent behavioral and brain imaging data indicate that performance on explicit tests of episodic memory is associated with interaction between the left and right cerebral hemispheres, in contrast with the unihemispheric basis for implicit tests of memory. In the present work, individual differences in strength of personal handedness were used as markers for differences in hemispheric communication, with mixed-handers inferred to have increased interhemispheric interaction relative to strong right-handers. In Experiment 1, memory for words was assessed via recall or word fragment completion. In Experiment 2, memory for real-world events was assessed via recall. Results supported the hypothesis, in that mixed-handers displayed better episodic memory in comparison with strong right-handers.
DOI
10.3758/BF03195341
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Propper, Ruth; Christman, Stephen D.; and Phaneuf, Keri Ann, "A Mixed-Handed Advantage in Episodic Memory: A Possible Role of Interhemispheric Interaction" (2005). Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 57.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/psychology-facpubs/57