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  2. Handedness - Wikipedia

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    Right-handed people are more skillful with their right hands. Studies suggest that approximately 90% of people are right-handed. [7] [14] Left-handedness is less common. Studies suggest that approximately 10% of people are left-handed. [7] [15] Ambidexterity refers to having equal ability in both hands. Those who learn it still tend to favor ...

  3. Ambidexterity - Wikipedia

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    Jan-Michael Gambill is the opposite case of Kulikovskaya, since he played with a two-handed forehand and backhand, although he served with his right hand. Other famous examples of a two-handed forehand are Fabrice Santoro and Monica Seles. Seles' playing style was unusual in that she hit with two hands on both sides and, at the same time ...

  4. Laterality - Wikipedia

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    A study done by the Department of Neurology at Keele University, North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary suggests that forced dextrality may be part of the reason that the percentage of left-handed people decreases with the higher age groups, both because the effects of pressures toward right-handedness are cumulative over time (hence increasing ...

  5. 19 ways the world is designed for right-handed people - AOL

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    The rings make it impossible for left-handed people to lay their hands flat on the page and write normally. Notebooks with spirals on the top or right side are much easier to use.

  6. Famous People You Didn't Realize Were Left-Handed - AOL

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    Left-handed people only make up about 10% of the world's population — so you might be surprised to learn how many of them have been world leaders, artists, well-known athletes, award-winning actors.

  7. 6 things you never knew about left-handed people - AOL

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    An older study found that left-handed people were better at "divergent thinking", and a more recent research cites lefties have better working memories and mental flexibility. 5. Don't get too ...

  8. Lateralization of brain function - Wikipedia

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    The best example of an established lateralization is that of Broca's and Wernicke's areas, where both are often found exclusively on the left hemisphere. Function lateralization, such as semantics , intonation , accentuation , and prosody , has since been called into question and largely been found to have a neuronal basis in both hemispheres ...

  9. 14 things you never knew about left-handed people - AOL

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    Only 10 percent of the population is left-handed. While there may not be many of them, being left-handed sure does come with some surprising perks! 14 things you never knew about left-handed people