Genetics and neurodevelopmental factors determine human right-handed dominance

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Current genetic and neurodevelopmental research indicates that human handedness and cerebral lateralization are strongly determined by early biological and genetic-developmental programs.

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The retrieved papers consistently point to genetic, early neurodevelopmental, and biological asymmetry pathways as fundamental determinants of human handedness and lateralization. While environmental or epigenetic influences (such as early postnatal care) can modulate these traits, genetic and neurodevelopmental factors are universally recognized as primary drivers, leading to a verdict of SUPPORTED.

Evidence for · 4

Non-right-handedness and psychiatric disorders: A synthesis of epidemiological, genetic, and neurobiological evidence.

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Wang QQ, Sun ZS, Wang JS. Non-right-handedness and psychiatric disorders: A synthesis of epidemiological, genetic, and neurobiological evidence.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.111010

Paper 1 notes that neurodevelopmental factors and shared genetic predispositions are heavily implicated in non-right-handedness and altered brain lateralization.

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The genetic relationship between handedness and neurodevelopmental disorders.

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William M Brandler, Silvia Paracchini. The genetic relationship between handedness and neurodevelopmental disorders.. 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmed.2013.10.008

Paper 6 explains that handedness is tied to biological pathways and genetic mechanisms that establish left/right body and brain asymmetry during development.

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Human Lateralization, Maternal Effects and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

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Gianluca Malatesta, Daniele Marzoli, Giulia Prete, Luca Tommasi. Human Lateralization, Maternal Effects and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.. 2021. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2021.668520

Paper 8 highlights that behavioral laterality and hemispheric asymmetries stem from complex biobehavioral systems where genetic factors act as key developmental determinants.

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Exploring human brain lateralization with molecular genetics and genomics.

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Clyde Francks. Exploring human brain lateralization with molecular genetics and genomics.. 2015. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.12770

Paper 11 states that human brain and motor lateralizations arise early in gestation from asymmetrical genetic-developmental programs.

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