Left-handers have been described as "a people without a history." This special issue provides scholarly analyses of aspects of asymmetry in history, from the Renaissance to the 20th Century.
Lauren Harris presents three studies describing:
An 1811 American child-care manual for parents fearing, "lest their children should be left-handed";
Manuals on swordsmanship from the Renaissance onwards describing the "accepted minority" of left-handed swordsmen, a minority that still dominates the Olympics;
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Left-handers have been described as "a people without a history." This special issue provides scholarly analyses of aspects of asymmetry in history...
Asymmetry of the brain and behavior (lateralization) has traditionally been considered unique to humans. However, research has shown that this phenomenon is widespread throughout the vertebrate kingdom and found even in some invertebrate species. A similar basic plan of organization exists across vertebrates. Summarizing the evidence and highlighting research from the last twenty years, the authors discuss lateralization from four perspectives - function, evolution, development and causation - covering a wide range of animals, including humans. The evolution of lateralization is traced from...
Asymmetry of the brain and behavior (lateralization) has traditionally been considered unique to humans. However, research has shown that this phenome...
