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On the Other Hand: Left Hand, Right Brain, Mental Disorder, and History

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Does being left—handed make a person different in any way that matters?

Since the late Stone Age, approximately 10 percent of humans have been left—handed, yet for most of human history left—handedness has been stigmatized. In On the Other Hand, Howard I. Kushner traces the impact of left—handedness on human cognition, behavior, culture, and health.

A left—hander himself, Kushner has long been interested in the meanings associated with left—handedness, and ultimately with whether hand prefer...