Jessica Wynn

But settle down.

Lefties aren't automatically geniuses.

Some studies suggest, yes, left handers process language using both hemispheres of the brain, while right handers mostly stick to just the left hemisphere.

Well, it just means lefties have more inter-hemispheric communication, meaning more crosstalk between the two sides of the brain.

But it does come with a higher rate of dyslexia, especially among mixed handers, you know, the people who switch hands a lot.

Anecdotally, I've never experienced dyslexia, but a lot of lefties do.

Right.

I don't think so.

And I mean, I can write, I can bat, I can play pool with both hands.

Yeah.

But eating with my right hand is really uncomfortable.

I can't bowl or throw a dart or throw a ball with my right hand, though.

And it's weird, right?

I mean, you don't even think about it.

It's just this is what I pick something up with.

Right.

Even how you draw can reflect which hand your brain prefers.

Like left handers often sketch people facing the right side of the page, probably because of how the hand moves across the paper.

And it's the opposite for righties.

And this is true for drawings by adults and children.