title: Mirror writing and handedness.
abstract: It has been reported that left-handed subjects are better able to write in mirror-reversed script than right-handers (Tankle & Heilman, 1983). Vaid and Stiles Davis (1989) conducted studies which led them to contradict the supposed superiority of left-handers in this area. In these studies, left as well as right-handed subjects were examined under normal- and mirror-writing conditions. Both examinations included the analysis of writing time and the accuracy of mirror writing (error rates). Using a digitizing tablet, we examined normal- and mirror-writing performance of left-handers, right-handers, and left-handed subjects who habitually write with their right hand. Our results support the finding of Tankle and Heilman (1983) that left-handers perform better in mirror-writing tasks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropsychology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tucha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aschenbrenner
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lange
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male