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We are two-sided organisms, bilaterally symmetrical around the vertical axis of our bodies. There is no doubt that the two sides of the human body offer a balanced and harmonious appearance, yet upon closer scrutiny, we find that the apparent symmetry of the human form is a global illusion that arises from our habitual inattention to the many observerable structural inequalities in the body.
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Porac, C., Coren, S. (1981). Human Sidedness. In: Lateral Preferences and Human Behavior. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8139-6_1
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