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Insights Into Human and Nonhuman Primate Handedness From Measuring Both Hands

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Handedness is part of our everyday lives, but where does it come from? Researchers studying nonhuman primates and young children have approached this question from different perspectives—evolutionary and developmental, respectively.… Click to show full abstract

Handedness is part of our everyday lives, but where does it come from? Researchers studying nonhuman primates and young children have approached this question from different perspectives—evolutionary and developmental, respectively. Their work converges on the conclusion that measurement matters in the science of handedness. Coming to a consensus on assessment will guide future research into the origins of handedness. A candidate behavior for promoting multidisciplinary comparison is role-differentiated bimanual manipulation.

Keywords: nonhuman primate; primate handedness; insights human; measuring hands; human nonhuman; handedness measuring

Journal Title: Current Directions in Psychological Science
Year Published: 2022

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