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2010-01-26
Mixed-handed children are more likely to struggle in school
After looking at nearly 8,000 children from Northern Finland, a study from Imperial College London found that ambidextrous children were more likely to have more severe symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and greater difficulties with language. ADHD could be linked to a weaker function in the right hemisphere of the brain, and right-handed people have more dominant left hemisphere where the centre for language lies. Lead researcher Dr Alina Rodriguez said it was possible that brain differences might explain the findings of this research, but she cautioned that most of the mixed-handed children her team followed didn't have any of these difficulties.
(BBC News) |
