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Manual asymmetries: feedback processing, output variability, and spatial complexity-resolving some inconsistencies.

R G Carson1

  • 1Simon Fraser University, School of Kinesiology, Burnaby, B.C., V5A 1S6, Canada.

Journal of Motor Behavior
|March 1, 1989
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The preferred hand excels at manual tasks due to factors like feedback processing and motor output. Task complexity and spatial processing, particularly by the right hemisphere, influence this hand preference.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Motor Control
  • Human Factors

Background:

  • The preferred hand demonstrates superior performance in various manual tasks.
  • Mechanisms underlying this hand preference are not fully understood.
  • Dominant theories focus on feedback processing efficiency and motor output variability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the mediating effect of visual space complexity on hand preference.
  • To reconcile inconsistencies in existing theories of manual task performance.
  • To propose a comprehensive perspective on hand superiority.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies on hand preference and motor control.
  • Analysis of the role of visual complexity in aimed movements.

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  • Integration of theories on feedback processing and motor output variability.

    • Main Results:

    • Visual space complexity influences the observed hand preference.
    • The right cerebral hemisphere's role in spatial relationships is crucial.
    • Existing theories may be reconciled within a broader framework.

    Conclusions:

    • A multilevel, transactional perspective is needed to explain hand preference.
    • This perspective can integrate feedback processing and motor output variability.
    • Understanding spatial processing enhances comprehension of manual task asymmetry.