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Distinction between hand dominance and hand preference in primates: a behavioral investigation of manual dexterity in nonhuman primates (macaques) and human subjects

Chatagny, Pauline ; Badoud, Simon ; Kaeser, Mélanie ; Gindrat, Anne-Dominique ; Savidan, Julie ; Fregosi, Michela ; Moret, Véronique ; Roulin, Christine ; Schmidlin, Eric ; Rouiller, Eric M.

In: Brain and Behavior, 2013, vol. 3, no. 5, p. 575–595

The present study aimed to determine and confront hand preference (hand chosen in priority to perform a manual dexterity task) and hand dominance (hand with best motor performance) in eight macaques (Macaca fascicularis) and in 20 human subjects (10 left-handers and 10 right-handers).Methods: Four manual dexterity tests have been executed by the monkeys, over several weeks during learning and...