Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Left-handedness

  • Left-handedness: Is it the winner’s curse?

    Isuri WimalasiriKandawela Estate, Ratmalana, Sri Lanka Most human beings, some 85% to 95%, are right-handed, and the remainder consists mainly of left-handers and a negligibly small number of ambidextrous people. Hand orientation is decided during intrauterine life, but if a child shows hand preference before the age of eighteen months this it is considered abnormal…