Distinct EEG correlates correspond to human handedness
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Multiple electroencephalography (EEG) studies demonstrate that distinct neural correlates, hemispheric asymmetries, and motor planning strategies correspond to human handedness.
Evidence for · 4
Motivation and Motor Control: Hemispheric Specialization for Approach Motivation Reverses with Handedness
2012 · cited by 88
The study demonstrates that hemispheric alpha-power asymmetries underlying affective motivation reverse between right- and left-handers.
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Handedness and brain lateralization: A nonlinear motor approach combined with EEG.
2025 · cited by 1
The study finds that right- and left-handers exhibit distinct motor strategies and electroencephalographic (EEG) correlates during motor tasks.
Cortical neural activity during responses to mechanical perturbation: Effects of hand preference and hand used.
2025 · cited by 0
The study reports distinct event-related potential (ERP) and frontal-parietal asymmetries between left- and right-handed individuals during corrective voluntary actions.
Effects of motor activity versus cognitive demand on asymmetries in EEG frequency bands and their relation to handedness.
2026 · cited by 0
The study reveals that non-right-handers and right-handers differ significantly in their dynamic EEG asymmetry patterns during cognitive and motor tasks.