Does any of you know whether being ambidextrous is related to cognitive functions? I happen to be ambidextrous and just wonder whether this is related to anything...
My ambidexterity means having fairly good use of left hand in addition to good use of right hand. When I was little, I used my left hand for drawing and eating etc. Later I switched, don't know why. My mother is left-handed but I was not encouraged to use left hand more than right or vice versa. After my childhood, I have been more right-handed but I do absolutely weird (defined by other people) things with my left hand and in strength they are equal - and I was told that that is unusual. Sometimes I get confused because I don't know which hand to use and I keep switching the tool from one hand to the other xD
Which hand to use is not the only thing that is confusing. Since I was little, I have had occasional confusions with words I use. I know anyone can say things incorrectly, things one didn't really mean to say... But mine is not really like that. It's very hard to explain, English isn't my native and it's hard to compare my native to English in this subject to give actual examples. But basically it means I just say something a bit funny. My mother is like me and also her mother was like that. Especially when I was little, I felt very stupid because of that, nowadays I'm not as judgmental. Anyway, I have started to think whether being ambidextrous does this... And I wonder if there are cognitive functions and strengths related to this issue. Maybe not but I'm curious.
My ambidexterity means having fairly good use of left hand in addition to good use of right hand. When I was little, I used my left hand for drawing and eating etc. Later I switched, don't know why. My mother is left-handed but I was not encouraged to use left hand more than right or vice versa. After my childhood, I have been more right-handed but I do absolutely weird (defined by other people) things with my left hand and in strength they are equal - and I was told that that is unusual. Sometimes I get confused because I don't know which hand to use and I keep switching the tool from one hand to the other xD
Which hand to use is not the only thing that is confusing. Since I was little, I have had occasional confusions with words I use. I know anyone can say things incorrectly, things one didn't really mean to say... But mine is not really like that. It's very hard to explain, English isn't my native and it's hard to compare my native to English in this subject to give actual examples. But basically it means I just say something a bit funny. My mother is like me and also her mother was like that. Especially when I was little, I felt very stupid because of that, nowadays I'm not as judgmental. Anyway, I have started to think whether being ambidextrous does this... And I wonder if there are cognitive functions and strengths related to this issue. Maybe not but I'm curious.