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Hand, Mouth and Eye Preferences in the Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)

In: Folia Primatologica
Authors: M.A. Hook-Costigan1 and L.J. Rogers1
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  • 1 Department of Physiology, University of New England, Armidale, N.S.W., Australia
Online Publication Date:
08 Feb 1995
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Motor and sensory preferences were measured for 8 common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). Three types of motor function were examined: spontaneous feeding, mouth use when chewing and visuospatial reaching. Eye preference was used as an index of sensory lateralization. The marmosets displayed individual preferences for the performance of the motor tasks, but no group biases were revealed. Correlations between preferences displayed on the motor tests suggest that one hemisphere may control spontaneous feeding and lateralized mouth use while the other controls visuospatial reaching, but no consistent preference was present. In an eye preference test, 7 subjects displayed right-eye preferences, suggesting hemispheric specialisation for this function.

Title:
Hand, Mouth and Eye Preferences in the Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1159/000156851
Language:
English
Pages:
180–191
Keywords:
Handedness; Hand preference; Mouth use; Eye Preference; Common Marmoset; Callitrichidae
In:
Folia Primatologica
In:
Volume 64: Issue 4
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1421-9980
Print ISSN:
0015-5713
Subjects:
Zoology, Biology

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