出生并发症与利手分布

Birth complications and the distribution of handedness.

作者信息

Hicks R A, Dusek C, Larsen F, Williams S, Pellegrini R J

出版信息

Cortex. 1980 Oct;16(3):483-6. doi: 10.1016/s0010-9452(80)80049-9.

Abstract

In an attempt to clarify the relationship between self-reported birth complications and handedness, the handedness distributions of 181 college students who reported birth complications and 1320 students who reported no complications were compared. The results suggest a clear but modest shift in the birth complications group away from the dextral end of the continuum. However these data did not validate the hypothesis that left-handedness results from birth complications.

摘要

为了阐明自我报告的出生并发症与用手习惯之间的关系，研究人员比较了181名报告有出生并发症的大学生和1320名报告无并发症的学生的用手习惯分布情况。结果显示，出生并发症组在连续体上明显但适度地偏离了右利手一端。然而，这些数据并未证实左利手是由出生并发症导致的这一假设。