TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Real-life spatial skills, handedness, and family history of handedness
JO  - Brain and cognition
A1  - Ecuyer-Dab, Isabelle
A1  - Tremblay, Tania
A1  - Joanette, Y.
A1  - Passini, R.
SP  - 219
EP  - 221
VL  - 57
IS  - 3
N2  - According to , pronounced left hemisphere lateralization for language abilities in women, as in female absolute right-handers, limits their right hemisphere capacity and spatial abilities. This study examines the degree of handedness and the family history of non-right-handedness with respect to real-life spatial abilities in women. Twenty-four women had, first, to learn a new route and, second, to orient themselves within a labyrinth. In the former task, the number of errors and completion time were evaluated; in the latter task, degree of error for orienting was recorded. The results show that, contrary to Annett's prediction, right-handers with and without a family history of non-right-handedness did not differ on these measures. In addition, and unexpectedly, absolute right-handers were found to surpass non-absolute ones in the spatial orientation task. These findings do not support Annett's hypothesis and are discussed in relation to functional cerebral organization.
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SN  - 0278-2626
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2004.02.020
ID  - ref1
ER  -