Author: Connolly, Kevin J.; editor:
Title: The Psychobiology of the Hand
Description: London, Mac Kieth Press, 1998. orig.boards. 24x17xm, x,276 pp, Series: Clinics in Developmental Medicine, 147.. Textual drawings & graphs.. Minor rubbing. Binding corner bumps. VG. ¶ Contains 14 papers. Includes: "The stability of handedness" [M. Annett]; " Exploring and exploiting objects with the hands during infancy" [E. Bushnell & P. Boudreau]; "The development of manual dexterity in young children" [E. Manoel & K. Connolly]; "Changes in grasping skills and the emergence of bimanual coordination during the first year of life" [J. Fagard]; "The neurophysiological basis of hand function" [H. Forssberg]; " How non-human primates use their hands" [D. Fragaszy]; "The control of human prehension" [P. Haggard]; "Manual dexterity" [L. Jones]; "The hand as a perceptual system" [S. Lederman & R. Klatzky]; "Body scale and the development of hand form and function in prehension" [K. Newell]; "The structure of the hand" [B. Page]; "Manual skills in children with learning difficulties" [D. Sugden]; "Assessing manual control in children with coordination difficulties" [J. Wann, M. Mon-Williams & R. Casson]; " Developmental disorders and the use of grip force to compensate for inertial forces during voluntary movements" [E. Hill & A. Wing].

Keywords: Developmental Medicine, Neurophysiology, Physiology, Motor Ability, Psychobiology, Psychophysiology, Hand Function, Development, Pathology