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·June 18, 2018·4 min read

Why Being Left Handed Matters for Mental Health

Researchers believe some treatments for mental health conditions may be ineffective, or even dangerous for left handed people. A new study reports areas of the brain housing alertness and determination may be on the right side for left dominant people. The new theory suggests the location of a person's neural system for emotion depends on their handedness.

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·April 11, 2018·4 min read

Having One Eye Better Than the Other May Explain Ants’ Left Bias

A new study reveals behavioral lateralization may be hardwired during development rather than something learned from experience.

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·December 4, 2017·3 min read

Right or Left Handed? Handedness is Determined During Gestation

The preference to use one hand over the other is already defined by the 18th week of gestation, a new study reports.

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·October 31, 2017·3 min read

Right Handed Baseball Players More Successful When Batting Left Handed

Astros and Dodgers players take note, your batting hand may determine your success in a game. Researchers report baseball players who throw and bat left-handed should have a batting advantage as they have less neurological hemispheric lateralization than right handers.

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·July 17, 2017·6 min read

Humans Hardwired to Lean to the Right While Kissing the World Over

Researchers suggest that, regardless of where we are from in the world, humans are hardwired to lean to the right when kissing a romantic partner. The findings could have wider implications for neuroscience and cognitive sciences, the researchers report.

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·June 14, 2017·5 min read

Are Left Handed People More Gifted Than Others? It Might Hold True For Math

While many associate left handed people with being more gifted musicians and artists, a new study reveals left handers often outperform their right handed peers in difficult problem solving tasks.

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·February 20, 2017·3 min read

The Reason For Our Left or Right Handedness

A new study reports unborn children can carry out asymmetric hand movements as early as 12 weeks gestation.

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·February 7, 2017·4 min read

Handedness Arises From Genes in the Spinal Cords of Embryos

Researchers report genes that exhibit the greatest left-right differences in embryos are also implicated in an increased risk of developing schizophrenia.