2006/01/01 by F. X. Coudé, Claire Mignot, Stanislas Lyonnet +1 · 1 voice
Neuroscience · #Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience #Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
paper · doi:10.1080/13576500500219262
openalex publication_date 2006/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
The fall in the prevalence of left-handedness with age has been attributed to the effect of forced dextrality on handwriting. The purpose of this study was to assess handwriting preference in a cohort of children and adult participants in order to study the correlation between age and incidence of sinistrality. A strong preference for right handwriting across all ages with a decrease in sinistrality with age (18% in those under 20 versus 3% in those over 60) was observed. This phenomenon was not continuous, and a dramatic drop at age 30-40 years might be attributed to changes in educational management during the 1960s, especially after the events of May 1968 in France.