[HTML][HTML] Why are most humans right-handed? The modified fighting hypothesis

M Larsson, A Schepman, P Rodway - Symmetry, 2023 - mdpi.com
Humans show a population-level preference for using the right hand. The fighting
hypothesis is an influential theory that suggests that left-handedness persists because its …

Handedness and effective connectivity of the motor system

EM Pool, AK Rehme, GR Fink, SB Eickhoff, C Grefkes - Neuroimage, 2014 - Elsevier
Handedness denotes the individual predisposition to consistently use the left or right hand
for most types of skilled movements. A putative neurobiological mechanism for handedness …

Neural correlates of lower limbs proprioception: An fMRI study of foot position matching

R Iandolo, A Bellini, C Saiote, I Marre… - Human brain …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Little is known about the neural correlates of lower limbs position sense, despite the impact
that proprioceptive deficits have on everyday life activities, such as posture and gait control …

[HTML][HTML] Target position and avoidance margin effects on path planning in obstacle avoidance

MR Saeedpour-Parizi, SE Hassan, A Azad, KJ Baute… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
This study examined how people choose their path to a target, and the visual information
they use for path planning. Participants avoided stepping outside an avoidance margin …

Hemispheric asymmetries and the control of motor sequences

DJ Serrien, MM Sovijärvi-Spapé - Behavioural Brain Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Sequencing of finger positions reflects a prototype of skilled behaviour. In order to perform
sequencing, cognitive control supports the requirements and postural transitions. In this …

Perceived effort affects choice of limb and reaction time of movements

J Wang, PS Lum, R Shadmehr… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
The decision regarding which arm to use to perform a task reflects a complex process that
can be influenced by many factors, including effort requirements of acquiring the goal. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Footedness is associated with self-reported sporting performance and motor abilities in the general population

US Tran, M Voracek - Frontiers in psychology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Left-handers may have strategic advantages over right-handers in interactive sports and
innate superior abilities that are beneficial for sports. Previous studies relied on differing …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic involvement of premotor and supplementary motor areas in bimanual pinch force control

AN Karabanov, G Chillemi, KH Madsen, HR Siebner - NeuroImage, 2023 - Elsevier
Many activities of daily living require quick shifts between symmetric and asymmetric
bimanual actions. Bimanual motor control has been mostly studied during continuous …

Cognitive control of response inhibition and switching: hemispheric lateralization and hand preference

DJ Serrien, MM Sovijärvi-Spapé - Brain and cognition, 2013 - Elsevier
Changing environmental constraints often make already prepared responses unnecessary
or inappropriate. Under such circumstances, cognitive control enables to suppress the …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of handedness on visual sensitivity in perihand space

N Le Bigot, M Grosjean - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Recent studies have shown that changes in visual processing in perihand space are limited
to the area around the right hand, at least in right-handers. One explanation for these …