Cross-dominance
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Cross-dominance, also known as mixed-handedness, mixed dominance, or hand-confusion, is a motor skill manifestation where a person favors one hand for some tasks and the other hand for others. For example, a cross-dominant person might write with the right hand but throw primarily with the left. Ambidexterity is a well-known but rare variant of cross-dominance, but cross-dominant people may also be left or right-handed rather than ambidextrous.
Right-handed players of most string instruments use their left hand for the very refined task of manipulating the fingerboard.
It can also refer to mixed laterality, which refers to a person favoring eyes, ears, feet, or hands on one side of the body. A person who is Cross-dominant can also be stronger on the opposite side of the body that they favor; for example, a right-handed person can be stronger on the left side. Cross-dominance can often be a problem when shooting or in activities that require aim, although athletes can still achieve success in sports that require accuracy, like passing in American football and shooting in Basketball.
[edit] Notable cross-dominant people
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- Shigeru Miyamoto - Modern day video game designer for Nintendo (see The Legend Of Zelda, Mario)
- Leonardo da Vinci - Renaissance artist and scientist
- Albert Einstein - Scientist
- Richard Feynman - Scientist
- Oscar Wilde - Playwright and poet
- Nikola Tesla - Inventor
- Michelangelo - Artist
- Jimi Hendrix - Guitarist
- Benjamin Franklin - Scientist
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi - Religious and political leader
- Ludwig van Beethoven - composer
- Shawn Michaels - Professional wrestler
- Kobe Bryant - Professional NBA basketball player
- Sachin Tendulkar - Professional cricketer
- Rafael Nadal - Professional tennis player
- Ronnie O'Sullivan Professional snooker player
- Donovan McNabb American Football Player[1]
[edit] External links
- Path to Ambidexterity - A blog to document one's attempt at becoming ambidextrous.
- Behavioral Ramifications of Handedness
[edit] Notes
This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.
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