• 11 facts about people who use both hands equally

    04.10.2021

    Do you think the world is divided only into right-handers and left-handers? You are deeply mistaken. It turns out that there are such individuals who are equally good at both right and left hands. Here are some interesting facts from the life of these wonderful people.

    They make up 1% of the population

    If a person can use both hands equally well, then he enters a narrow circle of unique personalities. There are only about one percent of such people on Earth. For comparison, there are much more left-handers on the planet - approximately 10% of the population.

    There could have been many more

    Most of us are subject to some level of cross-dominance. With one hand we are better at one task, while the other is reserved for other purposes. Perhaps we did not develop enough skills at one time.

    The cerebral hemispheres of ambidexters are almost symmetrical

    Our heroes are different from right-handers, who are strongly left-brain dominant. In ambidexters, the structure of the organ is almost symmetrical. Curiously, the same statement applies to lefties.

    They have a neurological phenomenon

    Synesthesia, or the phenomenon of "mixed feelings", is not a mental disorder. It gives ambidexters additional possibilities. For example, they can see standard typeface in a spectrum of colors.

    There are more schizophrenics among such people.

    Studies have shown that people with symmetrical brains are more likely to have a gene associated with schizophrenia. If you are right-handed, then your chances of acquiring this mental disorder are markedly reduced.

    Most of them are bisexual

    Another interesting study revealed sexual preferences among ambidexters, left-handers and right-handers. The survey involved 255 thousand people. People who are equally proficient with both hands are more likely to consider both women and men as romantic partners. This was reported by 9.2% of men and 15.6% of women. For right-handers and left-handers, these figures ranged from 4 to 6.3%.

    Their intelligence level is slightly lower

    People who can write with both their left and right hands score lower on IQ tests. The difference with the "one-armed" in mathematical calculations, memory and thinking is especially noticeable.

    They have difficulty in language skills and are at risk of developing ADHD

    A long-term study of 8,000 primary school children found 87 students who were equally good with both hands. It turned out that they all had pronounced difficulties in language skills. By the time these children reached the age of 15 or 16, they were more prone to ADHD symptoms than were right or left handed.

    They are more irritable

    Ambidextrous are more prone to temper tantrums and whims. Sometimes they feel awkward and clumsy. This is also due to the symmetrical structure of the brain.

    They are more prone to mood swings

    Our today's heroes, just like lefties, can be easily shaken emotionally. But right-handed people have emotional stability.

    Among them there are geniuses

    If it seems to you that all the above arguments are too depressing, and you just enter the 1% of the "elected", do not rush to despair. Instead of mathematical ability, you have been given talent in sports, art, music, and even politics. Prominent representatives of ambidextrous are Leonardo da Vinci, Paul McCartney, Benjamin Franklin, Miyamoto, Harry Truman and others.

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