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Handedness influences brain organization. Right-handers show typical hemispheric specialization for language and spatial tasks, while left-handers exhibit more variable brain processing.

Keywords:

handedness landmark task laterality visual half-field word comprehension

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Cognitive Psychology
Human Behavior

Background:

Cerebral hemispheres exhibit functional asymmetry for cognitive tasks.
Handedness is a key factor influencing brain lateralization patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare language and spatial processing in right- and left-handers.
To investigate how handedness modulates hemispheric asymmetries and behavioral performance.

Main Methods:

Utilized a divided visual field paradigm for word comprehension.
Employed a landmark task to assess spatial attention.
Measured response accuracy, reaction time, and laterality index.

Main Results:

Right-handers showed stronger left-hemispheric language lateralization and right-hemispheric spatial lateralization.
Left-handers displayed more bilateral and variable brain organization.
Typical lateralization was more common in right-handers, atypical in left-handers.

Conclusions:

Handedness significantly impacts hemispheric processing and task performance.
Individual variations in brain asymmetry are linked to handedness.
Findings highlight distinct patterns of cerebral dominance based on handedness.