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Regarding Italians and left handedness. Jan 15, 2008

Someone once told me that Italians loved left-handers because they left hand is guided by the heart.

I don't know if this is true, I just know that it is a very sweet sentiment!
 
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DNA Jan 16, 2008

I guess everyone "blames" on genetics these days. My father was a left-handed. I was "corrected" to be a right-handed. Yes, I do have a bad coordination and don't play sports very well. My son is 4, and he is left-handed. I will never NEVER train him to be a right-handed. So, it must run in the family. Could it be in our DNA??
 
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I think that it is genetic Jan 17, 2008

I was reading in a book somewhere that there is a theory that states that what happens is that there is a surge of testosterone during pregnancy that affects the hand- brain correlation.

That is why a large portion of left-handers are male. There have been several articles including this one that talk about this but not in great det... See more
I was reading in a book somewhere that there is a theory that states that what happens is that there is a surge of testosterone during pregnancy that affects the hand- brain correlation.

That is why a large portion of left-handers are male. There have been several articles including this one that talk about this but not in great detail.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TBX-408C8WR-6&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=38d42dabad83073d975ce252a50ebd46

Then again these are the same people who think that the direction of the hair whorl determines handedness too.

I just wanted to see what you all thought of this as left-handers. ▲ Collapse
 
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both-handed Jan 17, 2008

It's interesting what you write about. I can actually use my both hands for almost everything. My left-hand writing is not as nice as right-hand (looks ok though), but I think it's because I usually write with my right. As for other things, my both hands are absolutely equally skillful. Very comfortable.

I have two brothers, one is left-handed and the other is right-handed.

And because I have this condition, I never notice which hand other people use, so personally I wo... See more
It's interesting what you write about. I can actually use my both hands for almost everything. My left-hand writing is not as nice as right-hand (looks ok though), but I think it's because I usually write with my right. As for other things, my both hands are absolutely equally skillful. Very comfortable.

I have two brothers, one is left-handed and the other is right-handed.

And because I have this condition, I never notice which hand other people use, so personally I wouldn't consider left-handers as 'different'.

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