Handedness and cerebral dominance: the right shift theory

M Annett - The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical …, 1998 - Am Neuropsych Assoc
In a BBC radio program called “The Brain's Trust,” the philosopher CM Joad typically began
his answers with,“It all depends on what you mean by 'x'.” Neglect of this proviso for …

On the use (and misuse?) of the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory

JM Edlin, ML Leppanen, RJ Fain, RP Hackländer… - Brain and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Researchers who study human cognition and behavior, especially from a neuroscience
perspective, often measure subjects' handedness. The most common measure of …

The Flinders Handedness survey (FLANDERS): a brief measure of skilled hand preference

MER Nicholls, NA Thomas, T Loetscher, GM Grimshaw - Cortex, 2013 - Elsevier
Knowing whether an individual prefers the left or right hand for skilled activities is important
to researchers in experimental psychology and neuroscience. The current study reports on a …

Frequency-dependent maintenance of left handedness in humans

M Raymond, D Pontier… - Proceedings of the …, 1996 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The percentage (10-13%) of left handedness in humans has apparently not changed since
the Neolithic. Left handedness is heritable and appears to be repeatedly associated with …

The divided visual field paradigm: Methodological considerations

VJ Bourne - Laterality, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The divided visual field methodology has been used to examine a wide variety of lateralised
processes. When conducting such studies it is important to employ a number of strict …

Right and left handedness defined: a multivariate approach using hand preference and hand performance measures

DM Corey, MM Hurley, AL Foundas - Cognitive and Behavioral …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Objective The major aim of this study was to determine whether a combination of hand
preference inventories and hand performance measures identifies distinct handedness …

The measurement of hand preference: A validation study comparing three groups of right‐handers

DVM Bishop, VA Ross, MS Daniels… - British journal of …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Three groups of right‐handers were identified using the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory.
Exclusive strong right‐handers (Rs: N= 18) reported that they always used the right hand for …

Between-limb asynchronies during bimanual coordination: effects of manual dominance and attentional cueing

SP Swinnen, K Jardin, R Meulenbroek - Neuropsychologia, 1996 - Elsevier
Whereas previous studies on interlimb coordination have mainly underscored the ubiquitous
tendency to synchronize the motions of the limbs, the present experiment revealed a small …

Symmetry, broken symmetry, and handedness in bimanual coordination dynamics

PJ Treffner, MT Turvey - Experimental Brain Research, 1996 - Springer
The symmetrical dynamics of 1∶ 1 rhythmic bimanual coordination may be specified by an
order parameter equation involving the relative phase between rhythmic components, and …

Description and validation of a flexible and broadly usable handedness questionnaire

M Peters - Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
Empirical evidence is provided which shows that handedness questionnaires should:(a)
comprise items that cover skilled and unskilled activities;(b) be sufficiently long to capture a …