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  • To identify and discuss emerging trends shaping laterality research in the 2020s.
  • To outline strategies for enhancing the reliability, validity, and scope of laterality research.

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  • Review and synthesis of current trends and future directions in laterality research.
  • Identification of key areas for development, including methodological, theoretical, and application-based advancements.

Main Results:

  • Key trends include addressing the replication crisis, integrating diverse (non-W.E.I.R.D.) samples, and combining meta-analyses with large-scale data.
  • Future research will explore altered laterality in disorders, its therapeutic relevance, molecular correlates of environmental effects, and interspecies comparisons.
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  • These trends are expected to drive novel research questions and foster collaborations.
  • The anticipated outcome is a significant boost in the reliability and validity of findings in the field of laterality research.