UM-Bot Posted October 24, 2016 #1 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Dominant hand preference appears to date back to a time long before modern humans arrived on the scene. http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/300096/right-handedness-found-in-human-ancestor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissJatti Posted October 24, 2016 #2 Share Posted October 24, 2016 That thing you do with your hands..... very bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka CAT Posted October 24, 2016 #3 Share Posted October 24, 2016 (edited) 5 hours ago, UM-Bot said: Dominant hand preference appears to date back to a time long before modern humans arrived on the scene. http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/300096/right-handedness-found-in-human-ancestor Many animals favor one side over the other, e.g. while most horses tend to favor one lead over another, agile horses sense the advantage of switching from side-to-side when traveling clockwise versus counter-clockwise and, thus, more readily make 'flying lead changes.' Edited October 24, 2016 by aka CAT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsec Posted October 24, 2016 #4 Share Posted October 24, 2016 4 hours ago, MissJatti said: That thing you do with your hands..... very bad I don't get it. The one where you can go blind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsec Posted October 24, 2016 #5 Share Posted October 24, 2016 This is a really fantastic find, I've wondered more than once about the side predominance in our and other species and what can it tell us about brain and cognitive abilities development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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