Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site lanl.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!cmcl2!lanl!sct From: sct@lanl.ARPA Newsgroups: net.med,net.kids,net.social Subject: Re: Changing Left-handedness to Right-handedness Message-ID: <30005@lanl.ARPA> Date: Thu, 22-Aug-85 12:47:41 EDT Article-I.D.: lanl.30005 Posted: Thu Aug 22 12:47:41 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 01:30:32 EDT References: <127@unc.unc.UUCP> <215@bcsaic.UUCP> Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory Lines: 24 Xref: watmath net.med:2189 net.kids:1739 net.social:913 > > There is really nothing wrong with being left handed. Recent > studies have been linking it with a higher math aptitude. > (It should be noted that left-handedness is generally a > male trait (Note: I didn't say that no females are, just that > males are more likely to be left handed.) and may indicate > more of a right brain orientation (due to the influence of > testosterone during brain orientation(?...am not sure if this is > the right word...I just moved and my references are in one > of those mirad boxes of books somewhere.....). High math ability, > musical ability, certian allergy problems, some tendancy towards > dyslexia, and asthma all seem to be related to the influence > of testosterone on the male system. > > P.M.Pincha > (!bcsaic!pamp) > Two of my sisters are left handed as well as my wife. However my daughter and I are righthanded while my son appears to be left handed (3 yrs old). Steve Tenbrink sct@lanl.arpa