On Dec 6 2011, Shirley S. Wang writes that there is some evidence that lefties “are better at divergent thinking or starting from existing knowledge to develop new concepts, which is considered an element of creativity.” In the next paragraph, however, she raises the point of a higher risk for schizophrenia.
Left handed people are only 10% of the population. Research has been done linking handedness and the development of the brain. The research is not conclusive at this time, however one pathway of prenatal stress is cortisol. Several studies show that pre natal issues of stress of life events of the mother result in cortisol being released into placenta barrier to influence the baby.
So is it possible that a left handed child is born with increased divergent thinking as a biological defense against a hostile world perceived by the mother?
For a video on how left handed and right handed people differ: Click here
It’s always sad to see something which was among us go forever. The death of someone, the extinction of a species, the end of a race or the end of a language; all of them present to us moments of sadness. But we who are still alive go past all these and live our life as if it’s never going to end. Life present us with this reality all through our existence in each and every experience. So let us think in a intensely positive strain…just imagine…if all languages die one by one and we all speak one language…will it give us an opportunity to understand each other better. We could choose words from dying languages which we feel we are lacking in that one language we may one day use. It is believed that through understanding each other better we could stop ourselves from violence to enjoy more peace and joy. Sure language is prime in understanding each other better. It feels nice seeking ways to understanding, peace and joy !