Definition of "dextrality" []

• The state of being dextral (noun)

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• "This seems to show that "dextrality" is not derived from the experience of the individual in using either hand predominantly for reaching, grasping, holding, etc., within the easiest range of that hand."
• ""dextrality" in young children -- as the general fact of uneven-handedness may be called -- have not been closely observed."
• "A full discussion would lead us to the conclusion that dextrality is due to a difference in development in the two hemispheres of the brain, that these differences are hereditary, and that they show themselves toward the end of the first year."