Why a Lefthander Has an Edge Over a Righthander
A lefthander in many cases seems to be superior than a righthander.
Why a lefthander has an edge over a right-hander?
Left-handedness exists in humans and a survey report suggests that 10% of the human civilizations are lefthanders.
Lefthanders are not just limited to humans only; even animals of all kinds do have lefthanders among them.
Left-handedness is very much a part of the four footed animals such as cats, dogs, chimpanzees and many others, even two footed animals and birds also have lefthanders among them. Surprisingly, some fish and some insects have been found to be lefthanders.
You might think how somebody would; who doesn’t have hands could be a left hander.
Before you understand the reason why lefthanders has an edge over right-handers, you should know why handedness exists. What is the science that is involved with a lefthander?
It is important for handedness to exist as it allows our instincts to pick signals from the brain more efficiently. Since, both half of the brain is pretty similar, in size and capacity; a signal if received and responded by both halves of the brain could arouse confusion and chaos to the human mind. It would just be impossible to act in such circumstances.
Handedness can also be referred to as “lateralisation”, biologically.
‘Lateralisation’ means “sided”. A brain’s affinity to respond to situations using one half of it, the reason is hard to find. It’s just one of those characteristics of the brain that is hard to explain.
However, both halves of the brain do function to some extent. It doesn’t mean that if a person is a lefthander then, his right half of the brain doesn’t work.
Normally, in humans and animals alike, some part of the right side of the brain controls the left part of the body, and some part of the left half of the brain controls the right side of the body.
Handedness is just one of those traits to approach things from one side.
Being a left-handed in a world of right-handers certainly has some advantages. Look at some of the sports where a left hander is considered to be more effective. A left-handed bowler in a game of Cricket is considered to cause a lot of uneasiness to a right handed batsman.
Left-handed people are assumed to carry a certain degree of aura along with them. You have two consecutive democrats US president as lefthanders, Bill Clinton and President Barrack Obama.
May be the world tend to look at lefthanders as someone special. Talking of lefthanders, a left hook in a game of boxing is lethal.
A rare stuff is always special, and that is exactly why lefthanders are so extraordinary in the world of right handed people.
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9 Responses to “Why a Lefthander Has an Edge Over a Righthander”
On May 6, 2009 at 6:41 am
True in baseball for sure.
On May 6, 2009 at 10:55 am
Years ago, schools forced children to write with their right hands only. When my son Jeremy started school he was using both hands, and I told the teacher to NOT FORCE him to use his right hand, and to allow him to use whatever hand feels comfortable for him. He is grown now and still uses both hands, but sort of favors his left one. Thank God the schools have stopped that practice.
On May 9, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Interesting. Some studies show that left-handers have a longer life span also.
Thanks,
clay
On May 13, 2009 at 2:18 am
My husband is a leftie and yes i feel he does have an advantage over me. My lazy left hand can not do half of what his lazy right hand can do.
On May 15, 2009 at 6:12 am
Thnx for sharing a great piece.
Sachin Tendulkar has amassed ceturies maxima in the world of cricket, he is a true blue leftie.
On May 16, 2009 at 5:41 pm
very interesting article. i think this is true, there are so many left-handers who are really famous and have great contributions in their respective industries.
On May 25, 2009 at 1:47 pm
“Left handers are always in their right mind” – *:)
Nice article.
Blessings.
Sincerely,
-Liane Schmidt.
On June 3, 2009 at 1:25 am
It is a righthanded world tho’. But I liked your article. Kudos.
On June 9, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Interesting article. I have noticed that many left-handed people are very creative, and seem more able to ‘think out of the box’.
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