Left-handedness in blind and sighted children
LATERALITY, vol.14, no.2, pp.205-213, 2009 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 14 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2009
- Doi Number: 10.1080/13576500802586251
- Journal Name: LATERALITY
- Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.205-213
- Keywords: Left-handedness, Blind, Children, HEALTHY-YOUNG ADULTS, HAND PREFERENCE, RIGHT-EYE, LEFT EARS, SCHIZOPHRENIA, ADVANTAGE, DURATIONS, HEARING, ABILITY, CORTEX
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: No
Abstract
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.