• Question: Are left handed people naturally more intelligent than right handed people?

    Asked by klbkelly to Freya, Katy, Louise, Pamela on 16 Mar 2010 in Categories: .
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      Pamela Docherty answered on 16 Mar 2010:

      Good question! This is the kind of question that needs a proper scientific trial – and luckily for us, there have been many trials. These have shown no overall difference in IQ between left and right handed people, but interestingly, a slight dip in intellectual performance of ambidextrous people (ie, people who write with both hands interchangeably).

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      Katy Milne answered on 16 Mar 2010:

      Good question. I do not know. I have heard that people who use certain sides of the brain are more creative but how do you measure intelligence?

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      Louise Pendry answered on 16 Mar 2010:

      That’s a really interesting question and one that I didn’t have a clue about so I have just be online to find out.
      Apparently its true!
      People that are left handed are:
      – More creativity
      – More intelligent
      – Earn more money
      Than right-handed people. Its not all good though – being left handed has also be linked to increased risk of various mental health problems.

      If you are interested in finding out more information there is an interesting study published online: http://medind.nic.in/jak/t07/i1/jakt07i1p85.pdf
      Also, check out this article:
      http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/content/44/6/22.full

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