Right handedness: A consequence of infant supine head orientation preference?
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- George F. Michel, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Most newborn infants (65 percent) preferred to lie with their heads turned to the right, whereas 15 percent showed a distinct preference for the left. Orientation preference is maintained for at least 2 months and predicts preferential hand use in reaching tasks at both 16 and 22 weeks. Right head-orientation preference in early infancy may contribute to the early development of right- handedness.
Right handedness: A consequence of infant supine head orientation preference?
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Created on 1/1/1981
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Science 1981; 212:685-687
- Language: English
- Date: 1981
- Keywords
- Infant supine head-orientation preference, Right-handedness