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Journal of motor behavior, 2013
A 36 year-old man with unusual handwriting difficulties was tested for writing ability with the right and left hands shortly before and after a spontaneous change of writing habits. After only 10 mos. practice with the previously non-preferred (left) hand, handwriting speed and legibility was comparable on the two sides.
K A, Provins, F R, Dalziel
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A 36 year-old man with unusual handwriting difficulties was tested for writing ability with the right and left hands shortly before and after a spontaneous change of writing habits. After only 10 mos. practice with the previously non-preferred (left) hand, handwriting speed and legibility was comparable on the two sides.
K A, Provins, F R, Dalziel
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This chapter offers an overview of the literature on human handedness and its assessment in clinical neurologic practice and research. There are two major forms of handedness: hand preference, which describes a subjective preference to use one hand over the other for skilled motor activities like writing, and hand skill, which describes objectively ...
Sebastian, Ocklenburg +1 more
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Neurological Sciences, 2021
Migraine is a typically unilateral disorder in adulthood; however, the reasons for painful lateralization have been little investigated. The possible influence of manual dominance was suggested. We aimed to investigate the localization of pain in migraine attacks in right-handed and left-handed subjects.
La Pegna, Giovanni Battista +8 more
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Migraine is a typically unilateral disorder in adulthood; however, the reasons for painful lateralization have been little investigated. The possible influence of manual dominance was suggested. We aimed to investigate the localization of pain in migraine attacks in right-handed and left-handed subjects.
La Pegna, Giovanni Battista +8 more
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Neuropsychologia, 1979
Abstract The handedness scores in 1171 Israeli high school students were found to be independent of ethnic origin, socio-economic class and reading direction. Contrary to other reports, sex differences were found neither between the mean handedness scores nor between the distribution of scores.
R, Silverberg, L K, Obler, H W, Gordon
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Abstract The handedness scores in 1171 Israeli high school students were found to be independent of ethnic origin, socio-economic class and reading direction. Contrary to other reports, sex differences were found neither between the mean handedness scores nor between the distribution of scores.
R, Silverberg, L K, Obler, H W, Gordon
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Hormone Research in Paediatrics, 2001
<i>Background:</i> The Wessex Growth Study has monitored the growth and psychological development of short normal (SN) and average height control subjects since they entered school in 1985/1986. During psychometric testing, we found that 25% SN compared to 9% control subjects wrote with their left hand.
Mulligan, J. +4 more
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<i>Background:</i> The Wessex Growth Study has monitored the growth and psychological development of short normal (SN) and average height control subjects since they entered school in 1985/1986. During psychometric testing, we found that 25% SN compared to 9% control subjects wrote with their left hand.
Mulligan, J. +4 more
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The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1985
One hundred thirty-six alcoholic men and 48 alcoholic women admitted consecutively to an adult alcohol and substance abuse unit were studied in an attempt to replicate previous reports of an association between alcoholism and handedness. Each individual received a structured admission interview, and handedness was determined by a modification of the ...
W P, London, P, Kibbee, L, Holt
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One hundred thirty-six alcoholic men and 48 alcoholic women admitted consecutively to an adult alcohol and substance abuse unit were studied in an attempt to replicate previous reports of an association between alcoholism and handedness. Each individual received a structured admission interview, and handedness was determined by a modification of the ...
W P, London, P, Kibbee, L, Holt
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The Journal of Educational Research, 1952
FOR AGES MEN have been perplexed by the occurence of left-hand edness among all peoples of the world. Questions have arisen as to whether handedness is hereditary or environmental, whether sinist r ality, left sidedness, was a sign of moral and mental weakness, and whether stuttering was a manifestation of ambidextrality. In modern times psychiatrists,
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FOR AGES MEN have been perplexed by the occurence of left-hand edness among all peoples of the world. Questions have arisen as to whether handedness is hereditary or environmental, whether sinist r ality, left sidedness, was a sign of moral and mental weakness, and whether stuttering was a manifestation of ambidextrality. In modern times psychiatrists,
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Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1978
This article reports the observation that proportionately more left-handed persons smoke than dextrals, and a greater proportion of left-handers than right-handers smoke 10 or more cigarettes daily, regardless of sex, race, stress of residence (or social class), and prior history of smoking.
E, Harburg, A, Feldstein, J, Papsdorf
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This article reports the observation that proportionately more left-handed persons smoke than dextrals, and a greater proportion of left-handers than right-handers smoke 10 or more cigarettes daily, regardless of sex, race, stress of residence (or social class), and prior history of smoking.
E, Harburg, A, Feldstein, J, Papsdorf
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2008
An overview of previous handedness research and a critical assessment of methods, results, and theories of this research are presented. The results of this assessment challenge the current experimental and theoretical approaches. Subsequently a new model of handedness is presented.
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An overview of previous handedness research and a critical assessment of methods, results, and theories of this research are presented. The results of this assessment challenge the current experimental and theoretical approaches. Subsequently a new model of handedness is presented.
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