Insights Into Human and Nonhuman Primate Handedness From Measuring Both Hands
Eliza L. Nelson
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.
Topics & Concepts
PsychologyNonhuman primateMultidisciplinary approachPrimateEveryday lifeCognitive psychologyDevelopmental psychologyCognitive scienceEpistemologyNeuroscienceEvolutionary biologySociologySocial sciencePhilosophyBiologyHemispheric Asymmetry in NeuroscienceChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentPrimate Behavior and Ecology