Handedness Is Shaped by Practice and Tools, Not Birth

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3D motion capture shows no innate arm dominance during plain reaching or with added wrist weight; a lightweight stick strapped to the forearm reveals a dominant-hand gap, while writing with elbows eliminates it—demonstrating that handedness arises from lifelong tool-use practice and can be reshaped through targeted training, challenging the idea of fixed, biology-driven dominance.
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