Research at the Australian National University (ANU) seems to back up that left-handers might have the advantage in certain areas like, say, piloting a jet fighter or talking and driving at the same time. A study published in the journal Neuropsychology in late 2006 suggests that left-handed people are faster at processing multiple stimuli than righties. Tests showed that left or right handedness is determined in the womb and that many lefties process language using both hemispheres of the brain, as opposed to righties who seem to use just the left hemisphere for this purpose. According to lead researcher Dr. Nick Cherbuin in an interview with AM ABC, the results support the anatomical observation that the major “connection between the left brain and the right brain” is “somewhat larger and better connected in left-handers.” This could mean that left handers have a slight advantage in sports, gaming and other activities in which players face large volumes of stimuli being thrown at them simultaneously or in quick succession. Theoretically, they could more easily use both hemispheres of the brain to manage that stimuli, resulting in faster overall processing and response time.
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