If you're left-handed, your personality traits may include resiliency & independence. Here are a few fascinating facts about left-handed people, lefties, or Southpaws.
The personality traits of lefties are often confused with certain myths about left-handed people. For instance, people once believed that lefties or Southpaws were more likely to be dyslexic, schizophrenic, and stutterers. Some doctors believed that left-handed people are more likely to struggle with breast cancer, allergies, and asthma.
Those myths about left-handed people were debunked by Dr Michael Peters of the University of Guelph in 2006. However, some personality traits of left-handed people seem to hold true.
About 10% of the world’s population is left-handed. There is a genetic component that determines right versus left-hand dominance, and it’s called the LRRTM1 gene. People with this gene are more likely to be lefties.
The speech centers of right-handers and most left-handers are in the left brain. The left brain focuses on syntax and order, while the right brain monitors context and emotions.
Some of us are “mixed-handed” people, which means both hands are used equally.
Mixed-handed people are more likely to alter their beliefs as they get new information, making them better able to see both sides of the story.
Generally, Southpaws are thought to be more flexible, highly intelligent, and more resilient than right-handed people.
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Partial Source: The Toronto Star, "Left Stuff", Sunday March 2, 2008.