No link between handedness and spatial navigation: evidence from over 400 000 participants in 41 countries.
cross-cultural
education
handednesses
navigation
spatial cognition
Journal
Proceedings. Biological sciences
ISSN: 1471-2954
Titre abrégé: Proc Biol Sci
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101245157
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 Oct 2023
11 Oct 2023
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Résumé
There is an active debate concerning the association of handedness and spatial ability. Past studies used small sample sizes. Determining the effect of handedness on spatial ability requires a large, cross-cultural sample of participants and a navigation task with real-world validity. Here, we overcome these challenges via the mobile app Sea Hero Quest. We analysed the navigation performance from 422 772 participants from 41 countries and found no reliable evidence for any difference in spatial ability between left- and right-handers across all countries. A small but growing gap in performance appears for participants over 64 years old, with left-handers outperforming right-handers. Further analysis, however, suggests that this gap is most likely due to selection bias. Overall, our study clarifies the factors associated with spatial ability and shows that left-handedness is not associated with either a benefit or a deficit in spatial ability.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37817602
doi: 10.1098/rspb.2023.1514
pmc: PMC10565369
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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