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I study why zebrafish larva prefer to circle left or right, to understand how and why human brains encode right- and left-handedness

  • Written by Eric Horstick, Associate Professor of Biology, West Virginia University
I study why zebrafish larva prefer to circle left or right, to understand how and why human brains encode right- and left-handednessHaving a hand preference speaks to more than just your preferred way to write.Domingo/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Being right- or left-handed is a familiar fact about yourself you likely don’t think about much on a day-to-day basis. However, your handedness affects how you interact with the world.

For many people, it determines how they...

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