Left-handedness in blind and sighted children

Caliskan E., Dane S.

LATERALITY, cilt.14, sa.2, ss.205-213, 2009 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/13576500802586251
  • Dergi Adı: LATERALITY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.205-213
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Left-handedness, Blind, Children, HEALTHY-YOUNG ADULTS, HAND PREFERENCE, RIGHT-EYE, LEFT EARS, SCHIZOPHRENIA, ADVANTAGE, DURATIONS, HEARING, ABILITY, CORTEX
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Rates of left-handedness were compared in 1387 blind and 831 sighted children. The rate in male blind children was higher than in female blind children. The incidence of left-handedness was significantly higher in blind than in sighted children in both boys and girls. The percentages of left-handedness were 18.23% and 17.02% in male and female blind children, and 11.02% and 7.52% in male and female sighted children, respectively. It can be stated that sighting is important in the development of normal typical cerebral lateralisation or hand preference.