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| Title |
The origin of human handedness and its role in pre-birth motor control
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| Published in |
Scientific Reports, December 2017
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| DOI | 10.1038/s41598-017-16827-y |
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| Authors |
Valentina Parma, Romain Brasselet, Stefania Zoia, Maria Bulgheroni, Umberto Castiello |
| Abstract |
The vast majority of humans are right-handed, but how and when this bias emerges during human ontogenesis is still unclear. We propose an approach that explains postnatal handedness starting from 18 gestational weeks using a kinematic analysis of different fetal arm movements recorded during ultrasonography. Based on the hand dominance reported postnatally at age 9, the fetuses were classified as right-handed (86%) or left-handed, in line with population data. We revealed that both right-handed and left-handed fetuses were faster to reach to targets requiring greater precision (i.e., eye and mouth), with their dominant (vs. non-dominant) hand. By using either movement times or deceleration estimates, handedness can be inferred with a classification accuracy ranging from 89 to 100% from gestational week 18. The reliability of this inference hints to the yet unexplored potential of standard ultrasonography to advance our understanding of prenatal life. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 24 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 29% |
| Italy | 5 | 21% |
| Spain | 2 | 8% |
| Japan | 1 | 4% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 7 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 19 | 79% |
| Scientists | 2 | 8% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 8% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 52 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 52 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 13% |
| Researcher | 6 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 7 | 13% |
| Unknown | 15 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 13% |
| Engineering | 5 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 8% |
| Psychology | 4 | 8% |
| Neuroscience | 4 | 8% |
| Other | 7 | 13% |
| Unknown | 21 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 185. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 August 2023.
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