A predominance to be right-handed is not a uniquely human trait, but one shared by great apes, study finds
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - 08:01
in Psychology & Sociology
(Phys.org)—Dr Gillian Forrester, a visiting fellow in psychology at the University of Sussex and a senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Westminster, analysed hand actions directed towards either objects or individuals in chimpanzees, gorillas and children, and found that all three species are right-handed for actions to objects, but not for actions directed to individuals.