在37,495名荷兰双胞胎中使用手和23个早期生活特征

Veronika V Odintsova1,2, Jenny van Dongen1,2, Catharina E M van Beijsterveldt1

  • 1Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

概括

这项研究调查了影响双胞胎手性早期生活因素. 虽然一些关联,如男性性别和较低的妊娠年龄与非右撇子复制,但许多单元发现没有,突出显示了右撇子发展的复杂性.

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