Re:Why are most humans right-handed? The answer may lie in h...
by yzydserd on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @01:26AM
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It’s similar in other sports. Around 30% of top cricketers are left handed. It’s 40% for some leading countries.
The “hypothesis presumes that athletes in interactive sports are much more likely to play and practice against right-handed opponents. As a result, these athletes develop both greater familiarity and highly specific skills to anticipate the action outcomes of their right-handed opponents via attunement to crucial perceptual information”
The “hypothesis presumes that athletes in interactive sports are much more likely to play and practice against right-handed opponents. As a result, these athletes develop both greater familiarity and highly specific skills to anticipate the action outcomes of their right-handed opponents via attunement to crucial perceptual information”
Source: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7424046/