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Descriptor English: Functional Laterality
Descriptor Spanish: Lateralidad Funcional
Descriptor lateralidad funcional
Entry term(s) ambidestreza
dominancia manual
escritura especular
lateralidad de control motor
lateralidad de la conducta
Scope note: Manifestaciones conductuales de dominancia cerebral en las que hay un uso preferencial y un funcionamiento superior, ya sea del hemisferio izquierdo o del hemisferio derecho, como en la utilización preferida de la mano derecha o del pie derecho.
Descriptor Portuguese: Lateralidade Funcional
Descriptor French: Latéralité fonctionnelle
Entry term(s): Ambidexterity
Behavioral Laterality
Handedness
Laterality of Motor Control
Laterality, Behavioral
Laterality, Functional
Mirror Writing
Mirror Writings
Motor Control Laterality
Writing, Mirror
Writings, Mirror
Tree number(s): F02.830.297.425
G11.561.225.425
HP6.051.357
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007839
Scope note: Behavioral manifestations of cerebral dominance in which there is preferential use and superior functioning of either the left or the right side, as in the preferred use of the right hand or right foot.
Annotation: restrict to neurological & psychological sense; sidedness or laterality of disease, index the disease with /pathol or /physiopathol; for unilateral or bilateral surgery, index the surgical technique with /methods if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
DE drug effects
ES ethics
GE genetics
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Public MeSH Note: 2007; see LATERALITY 1966-2006; for AMBIDEXTERITY see LATERALITY 1966-1974; for MIRROR WRITING see DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL 1976-2006 & HANDWRITING 1963-1975
History Note: 2007(1966); for MIRROR WRITING use DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL 1976-2006 & HANDWRITING 1963-1975
Related: Split-Brain Procedure MeSH
DeCS ID: 8018
Unique ID: D007839
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Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Functional Laterality - Preferred
Concept UI M0012253
Scope note Behavioral manifestations of cerebral dominance in which there is preferential use and superior functioning of either the left or the right side, as in the preferred use of the right hand or right foot.
Preferred term Functional Laterality
Entry term(s) Behavioral Laterality
Laterality of Motor Control
Laterality, Behavioral
Laterality, Functional
Motor Control Laterality
Handedness - Narrower
Concept UI M0492442
Preferred term Handedness
Mirror Writing - Narrower
Concept UI M0006750
Preferred term Mirror Writing
Entry term(s) Mirror Writings
Writing, Mirror
Writings, Mirror
Ambidexterity - Narrower
Concept UI M0012252
Preferred term Ambidexterity



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