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Handedness

In human biology, handedness is an individual's preferential use of one hand, known as the dominant hand, due to and causing it to be stronger, faster or more dextrous. The other hand, comparatively often the weaker, less dextrous or simply less subjectively preferred, is called the non-dominant hand. In a study from 1975 on 7,688 children in US grades…

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related to External links · 26
Handedness → April, Child Left-Handed, Commons, Debate, December, Earnings, Higher, House, Human Resources, In Adversarial Situations, Is, Journal, July, Left-handed Children, Lefties Are Rare, Lefties Have The Advantage, Mid-Worcestershire, MP, Mr, Peter Luff
measured by · 13
Handedness → FLANDERS, Flinders Handedness Survey, Flinders University, Mike Nicholls, More, Revisions, The, The Edinburgh Handedness Inventory, Veale, Victoria University, Waterloo Handedness Questionnaire, Wellington, Williams
related to Types · 10
Handedness → Ambidexterity, Approximately, Left-handed, Left-handedness, Mixed-handedness, Natural, Right-handed, Right-handedness, Studies, This
related to Income · 9
Handedness → Economic Research, Goodman, Harvard, However, In, Johns Hopkins University, Joshua Goodman, Lafayette College, National Bureau
related to Language dominance · 9
Handedness → As, However, In, One, Only, Others, Some, The, When
related to Genetic factors · 8
Handedness → Chris McManus, For, Leicester, Marian Annett, Medland, Two, UCL, University
related to Health · 8
Handedness → Another, At, Left-handed, Left-handers, Lower, One, Parkinson's, Studies
related to In other animals · 8
Handedness → Bennett's, Kangaroos, Left-handedness, Macropus, Red-necked, Studies, There, True
related to Intelligence · 8
Handedness → Chris McManus, He, In, Left-Hand, Right-Hand, Scientific American, University College London, Writing
related to Evolution · 7
Handedness → Attempts, Homo, Neanderthals, Some, The, When, While

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Handednessis aindividual's preferential use of one hand0.90text
Handednessis amost common type0.90text
Handednessis ahighly heritable trait associated with various medical conditions that could present a challenge to Darwinian fitness challenge in ancestral populations0.90text
writinginstance of48 months may be attributable to preschool or kindergarten attendance due to increased single-hand activities0.80text
coloringinstance of48 months may be attributable to preschool or kindergarten attendance due to increased single-hand activities0.80text
autism spectruminstance ofLower birth weight and complications at birth are positively correlated with left-handedness.A variety of neuropsychiatric and developmental disorders0.80text
bipolar disorderinstance ofLower birth weight and complications at birth are positively correlated with left-handedness.A variety of neuropsychiatric and developmental disorders0.80text
anxiety disordersinstance ofLower birth weight and complications at birth are positively correlated with left-handedness.A variety of neuropsychiatric and developmental disorders0.80text
schizophreniainstance ofLower birth weight and complications at birth are positively correlated with left-handedness.A variety of neuropsychiatric and developmental disorders0.80text
and alcoholism have been associated with left-instance ofLower birth weight and complications at birth are positively correlated with left-handedness.A variety of neuropsychiatric and developmental disorders0.80text
mixed-handedness.A 2012 study showed that nearly 40instance ofLower birth weight and complications at birth are positively correlated with left-handedness.A variety of neuropsychiatric and developmental disorders0.80text
table tennisinstance ofGoodman attributes this disparity to higher rates of emotional and behavioral problems in left-handed people.SportsInteractive sports0.80text

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