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  • Large-scale neuroimaging projects provide rich datasets for studying handedness.
  • Handedness inventories are commonly used for subject screening and as variables in analyses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the correspondence between different measures of handedness.
  • To investigate the validity of self-report handedness inventories in large neuroimaging studies.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Human Connectome Project (N=1179).
  • Compared the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (EHI) with behavioral measures (pegboard test, grip strength).

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated poor association between different handedness measures.
  • Found that ~10% of participants showed behavioral hand-performance bias opposite to EHI scores.
  • Observed mismatched handedness scores in over 65% of left-handed individuals.

Conclusions:

  • Self-report handedness inventories may not consistently reflect actual hand preference or performance.
  • Researchers should critically evaluate the direction, degree, and consistency of handedness in their data.
  • Future neuroimaging studies need to consider multiple measures for accurate handedness assessment.