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From: pamp@bcsaic.UUCP (pam pincha)
Newsgroups: net.med,net.kids,net.social
Subject: Re: Changing Left-handedness to Right-handedness
Message-ID: <218@bcsaic.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 14:34:11 EDT
Article-I.D.: bcsaic.218
Posted: Mon Aug 19 14:34:11 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 00:39:40 EDT
References: <127@unc.unc.UUCP> <317@luke.UUCP>
Reply-To: pamp@bcsaic.UUCP (pam pincha)
Organization: Boeing Computer Services AI Center, Seattle
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Summary: 

In article <317@luke.UUCP> itkin@luke.UUCP (Steven List) writes:
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>First, I wonder if "handedness" is related to which side of the brain is
>dominant.  Since the right side of the brain controls the left side of
>the body, and there are certain attributes associated with the right
>(and left) side of the brain, mightn't trying to change "handedness" be
>affected by these attributes?
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Yes there does seem to be some basis for handedness being related
to brain side dominance.  There have been some studies released lately
that indicate that male-left-handedness may be the result of
testoterone influencing brain dominance towards the right side.
There have also been links with math apptitude, allergies, myopia,
and asthma to this left-handedness. Meaning that there is a trade
off in certian cases. (I might be able to dig my references out
of my stack of boxes -- but I would suggest checking out Science 84
sometime at the beginning of 1984. Also checkout Science News during
the same time period.
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					Pamela M. Pincha-Wagener
					(bcsaic!pamp)
Boeing has definitely not made me their spokesperson.
These are my views, I worked hard for them--Boeing can't have them.
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