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This paper presents a brief overview of the past and current state of handedness research illustrating some of the controversies. It emphasizes two aspects: the lack of agreement on the behavior that indicates to which hand-use group (left or right) an individual belongs, and the reasons for preferring one hand rather than the other for various manual activities.

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Perelle, I.B., Ehrman, L. On the Other Hand. Behav Genet 35, 343–350 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10519-005-3226-z

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