Science Surfing Anthropology

Hand and Brain

By Science News

Get a handle on primate handedness research and its bearing on brain function at a Web site run by anthropologist M.K. Holder. Participate in ongoing research and listen to various primates sound off, from a screaming chimpanzee to a belching mountain gorilla.

Go to: http://www.indiana.edu/~primate/index.html

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