Why are left-handers more intelligent than right-handers?

While these claims are heavily contested and barely evidenced, there is one myth that holds some weight and that is the idea that left-handed people are smarter than right-handers - in fact it has even been suggested that left-handed people are more likely to be a genius. read more

Left handed people CAN be more intelligent and more creative than other people. So can autistic people, psychopaths, sociopaths, even republicans, and the last two are not redundant. I’m merely trying to point out that no one group of people are ALWAYS more intelligent than the other, or more creative, or or more *anything*. These are merely traits. read more

In the paper, Coren notes that his results might help explain why lefties are more common among mathematicians, architects, artists, and chess experts. More recent research, cited in the New Yorker article, has found that lefties demonstrate superior spatial skills, mental flexibility, and working memory. read more

By: Mohan Garikiparithi | Brain Function | Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 05:00 AM The hand you use may be indicative of your level of intelligence if a new study into the matter is to be believed. read more