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Why are humans overwhelmingly right-handed? 🤔
Oxford student, Yaroslava, chats with Oxford researchers from the Institute of Human Sciences about their latest study exploring why humans are unique among primates when it comes to handedness & what this can reveal about our evolutionary history.
Their findings suggest that humans are an evolutionary outlier, with strong hand preferences linked to changes in brain size, movement and the development of complex motor skills.
#OxfordUniversity #Evolution #HumanSciences
Why are humans overwhelmingly right-handed? 🤔
Oxford student, Yaroslava, chats with Oxford researchers from the Institute of Human Sciences about their latest study exploring why humans are unique among primates when it comes to handedness & what this can reveal about our evolutionary history.
Their findings suggest that humans are an evolutionary outlier, with strong hand preferences linked to changes in brain size, movement and the development of complex motor skills.
#OxfordUniversity #Evolution #HumanSciences
