George F. Michel

Professor, Psychology Department


Selected Publications

Michel, GF & Moore, CL (1995). Developmental Psychobiology: An interdisciplinary science. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.

Michel, GF (2000) A Developmental Psychobiological Approach to Developmental Neuropsychology (in Press for Developmental Neuropsychology)

Michel. G.F. (1998) A lateral bias in the neuropsychological functioning of human infants. Developmental Neuropsychology, 14(4), 445-469.

Kimmerle, M & Michel, GF (in press). Bimanual role differentiated toy play in 7-13 month-old infants. Infant Behavior & Development.

Alexander, K, Harkins, DA, & Michel, GF (1994). Sex differences in parental influences on children's story-telling skills. Journal of Genetic Psychology. 155: 47-58.

Alfano, P & Michel, GF (1994). The effect of certain task characteristics on performance on two neuropsychological tests of spatial abilities. Perceptual Motor Skills . 78: 379-390.

Michel GF, Camras, L, & Sullian, J (1992). Infant interest expressions as coordinative motor structures. Infant Behavior & Development. 15: 347-358.

Michel, GF (1991). Development of infant manual skills: Motor programs, schemata, or dynamic systems. In J Fagard & PH Wolff, (Eds.) The development of timing control and temporal organization in coordinated action. NY: Elsevier.

Michel, GF (1991). Human psychology and the minds of other animals. In C Ristau & P Marler (Eds.) Cognitive Ethology: The minds of other animals. NJ: Erlbaum.

Wolff, PH, Michel, GF, & Ovrut, MR (1990). Rate and timing precision of motor coordination in Developmental Dyslexia. Developmental Psychology. 26: 82-89.

Michel, GF (1988). A neuropsychological perspective on infant sensorimotor development. In LP Lipsitt & CK Rovee-Collier (Eds.) Advances in infancy research, Volume 5. NJ: Ablex Pub Corp.

Michel, GF (1987). Self-generated experience and the development of lateralized neurobehavioral organization in infants. In JS Rosenblatt, CG Beer, MC Busnel, & PJB Slater (Eds.) Advances in the study of behavior, Volume 17. NY: Academic Press.

Michel, GF (1986). Experiential influences in hormonally dependent ring dove parental care. In BR Komisaruk, HI Siegel, M-F Chen, & HH Feder (Eds.) Reproduction: A behavioral and neuroendocrine perspective. Annals of NY Academy of Science, 8524.

Michel, GF (1983). Development of hand-use preferences during infancy. In G Young, S Segalowitz, C Corter, & S Trehub (Eds.) Manual specialization and the developing brain. NY: Academic Press.

Michel, GF (1981). Right handedness: A consequence of infant supine head orientation preference? Science. 212: 685-687.


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