Motor Performance and Concurrent Cognitive Tasks

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Abstract
Twenty students tapped between two targets while concurrently performing either a verbal or a visuospatial cognitive task. Speed of tapping and consistency revealed right-and left-hand disruption during solving either the concurrent verbal or visuospatial task, respectively. Accuracy of performance in terms of hitting the targets was not selectively disrupted by the cognitive activity. The results are discussed in terms of an attentional model of lateralization of cerebral function.