Adding to the age-old debate of nature vs. nurture is the controversy over human hand preference. Is it a matter of genetics which yields the handedness of an individual, or is it determined by the person's surroundings and their environment? Those that believe nature is the main factor that decides handedness argue that it is decided by the the genetic makeup of the individual which has been passed down through the family. Those that argue on the side of nurture feel that each person has a clean slate and that it is the surroundings and experiences that the person encounters that decide whether they are right or left handed. Many believe that it is a combination of both, though the results of this study attempt to prove this an improbable possibility.
Many different studies have been conducted relating to handedness in human beings in the past decades. This article first emphasizes that it is important to understand the definition of handedness. Many different research groups......
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