Partner touch has many positive effects on how we feel, and a new study found that it may also have substantial health benefits in older couples.

Most of the time, confusing left and right is harmless. However, when it happens during surgery, it can be life-threatening.

Die Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft zeichnet den Biopsychologen der Ruhr-Universität Bochum für seine hervorragenden und originellen Leistungen aus.

Handedness is actually a continuum between being 100% left-handed and 100% right-handed. A recent study reveals just how many percent of people land at each end.

About 11% of the population is left-handed, a significant minority of the potential participant pool for functional MRI (fMRI) studies. However, convention in fMRI research dictates these potential pa...

Have you ever wondered whether people with hyperactivity and inattention symptoms are more likely to be left-handed or mixed-handed? A new study has the answer.

Zusammenfassung: Die Biologische Psychologie und Neuropsychologie (BNP) untersucht die biologischen Grundlagen psychischer Prozesse – von molekularen Mechanismen bis hin zu endokrinen Regulationssyste...

Adults tend to systematically associate numerical information with space, such as small numbers with the left. In this Review, Eccher and colleagues discuss how cultural and biological factors sh...

Like handedness in humans, dogs show pawedness. But what is the best way to determine whether a dog is left-pawed or right-pawed?

Multimodal analyses reveal the molecular and cellular asymmetries underlying human cortical lateralization. Distinct neurotransmitter, mitochondrial, and cellular gradients support left-lateralized la...

Hohe Temperaturen fordern nicht nur Herz und Kreislauf. Auch das Gehirn reagiert sensibel. Unser Autor empfiehlt die gute alte Siesta.

Hohe Temperaturen fordern nicht nur Herz und Kreislauf. Auch das Gehirn reagiert sensibel. Unser Autor empfiehlt die gute alte Siesta.

For more than a century, handedness has served as a canonical example of functional asymmetry in humans. Traditional perspectives have largely treated handedness as a binary trait, classifying indi...

Have you ever wondered how many people worldwide suffer from a mental disorder? A new study provided the answer.

Ageism is an important topic right now, but are older adults who do not act their age seen positively or negatively? A new study investigated.

Have you ever wondered whether left-handers are more likely to have accidents at work? A new study offers insights into this question.