Ear differences in children at two years of age.
Twenty-six children (13 boys and 13 girls) aged from 21 to 35.5 months were presented with a dichotic test of recognition of familiar words. There was no significant ear difference on average, however, a clear right-ear preference did emerge in children of right-handed parents. This contrasted with the tendency toward a left-ear preference that was exhibited by children with at least one left-handed parent.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004007:Dichotic Listening Tests; D004423:Ear / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology*