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This paper presents a brief overview of the past and current state of handedness research illustrating some of the controversies. It emphasizes two aspects: the lack of agreement on the behavior that indicates to which hand-use group (left or right) an individual belongs, and the reasons for preferring one hand rather than the other for various manual activities.
Perelle
Ira B
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Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522, USA. IBP1@aol.com
Ehrman
Lee
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D001290:Attitude; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D003469:Culture; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology