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Zwischen Links- und Rechtshändigkeit

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In diesem Kapitel beschäftigen sich die Autorinnen mit den Grundlagen der Händigkeit. Zuerst wird geklärt, was Händigkeit ausmacht und wie sie definiert werden kann. Dann gehen die Autorinnen näher auf die Händigkeitsverteilung in der Bevölkerung ein und zeigen Unterschiede zwischen Links- und Rechtshändern auf. Es wird ein Überblick über die neuroanatomischen Strukturen im Gehirn gegeben, die die Händigkeit mitbegründen und beeinflussen. Daneben werden auch die zwei für die Händigkeitsbildung relevanten neurophysiologischen Phänomene der bimanuellen Kooperation und des Überkreuzens der Körpermitte beschrieben. Des Weiteren setzen sich die Autorinnen mit einigen Ursprungsfaktoren und Ursachen der Händigkeit auseinander und erläutern, welche Faktoren die Bildung der Händigkeit beeinflussen können (z. B. in Bezug auf Vererbung, Umwelteinflüsse vor, bei oder nach der Geburt oder pathologische Einflüsse). Schließlich wird erörtert, wie sich die Händigkeit im Lebensverlauf entwickelt.

Zwei Wahrheiten können sich nie widersprechen. (Galileo Galilei)

Zu wissen, was man weiß, und zu wissen, was man tut, das ist Wissen. (Konfuzius)

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Übersetzung der Autorinnen. Englische Version: „A preference for using one hand rather than the other, or a tendency to use one hand more skilfully or comfortably than the other, depending on which cerebral hemisphere is dominant for motor control, approximately 90 per cent of people showing right handedness or left hemisphere dominance for motor control.“ (Colman, 2015, S. 330)

  2. 2.

    Wir beziehen uns mit dem Begriff der Händigkeitsbildung auf den gesamten Prozess mit all seinen Einflüssen und individuellen Veranlagungen, die eine bestimmte Händigkeit schaffen und ausmachen. Die Händigkeitsentwicklung ist Teil der Händigkeitsbildung, bezieht sich aber nur auf die ersten 6 Jahre der Kindesentwicklung.

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