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The Psychobiology of the Hand (Clinics in Developmental Medicine
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1. The stability of handedness M. Annett; 2. Exploring and exploiting objects with the hands during infancy E. Bushnell and P. Boudreau; 3. The development of manual dexterity in young children E. Manoel and K. Connolly; 4. Changes in grasping skills and the emergence of bimanual coordination during the first year of life J. Fagard; 5. The neurophysiological basis of hand function H. Forssberg; 6. How non-human primates use their hands D. Fragaszy; 7. The control of human prehension P. Haggard; 8. Manual dexterity L. Jones; 9. The hand as a perceptual system S. Lederman and R. Klatzky; 10. Body scale and the development of hand form and function in prehension K. Newell; 11. The structure of the hand B. Page; 12. Manual skills in children with learning difficulties D. Sugden; 13. Assessing manual control in children with coordination difficulties J. Wann, M. Mon-Williams and R. Casson; 14. Developmental disorders and the use of grip force to compensate for inertial forces during voluntary movements E. Hill and A. Wing.

About the Author

Kevin J. Connolly is the author of Psychobiology of the Hand, published by Wiley.

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'Probably the most elegant and skilful organ that has been developed through natural selection.' Buettner-Janusch (1966) 'This is one of the few books that synthesize progress in our understanding of the physiological and behavioral principles underlying manipulations of the hand.' The New England Journal of Medicine

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