introduction: based on the previous studies, we know that the hemispheric lateralization defects, increase the probability of psychological disorders. we also know that dominant limb is controlled by dominant hemisphere and limb preference is used as an indicator for hemisphere dominance. in this study we attempted to explore the hemispheric dominance by the use of three limbs (hand, foot and e...

Occupational therapists traditionally have had a keen interest in the issue of hand p re f e rence (Clark & Allen, 1985; Clerke & Clerke, 2001; Knickerboker, 1980). Children who are delayed in developing a consistent pre f e rence commonly a re recommended for occupational therapy because of its presumed effects on fin e motor skills, bilateral coordination, and midline crossing (Fi s h e r, Mu...

Daily preferential use was shown to alter physiological and mechanical properties of skeletal muscle. This study was aimed at revealing differences in the control strategy of muscle pairs in humans who show a clear preference for one hand. We compared the motor unit (MU) recruitment and firing behavior in the first dorsal interosseous (FDI) muscle of both hands in eight male volunteers whose ha...

A three-year prospective, longitudinal, multi-school study was undertaken to investigate if either handedness, eyedness, their same or opposite side status (unilateral or crossed hand-eye dominance) was related to specific aspects of elementary school academic performance. Some 540 subjects, in 1 through 5 grades comprised the initial group. Testing on the reading sub-test of the Iowa Test of B...

PURPOSE In golf, the impact of eye-hand dominance on putting performance has long been debated. Eye-hand dominance is thought to impact how golfers judge the alignment of the ball with the target and the club with the ball, as well as how golfers visualize the line of the putt when making decisions about the force needed to hit the ball. Previous studies have all measured ocular dominance in pr...