Left-handed People are Better Decision Makers: Research

Being a left hander could make you a better decision maker than a right-handed person, suggests a new research.

According to BBC health, scientists at Abertay University in Dundee have found that left-handed people are more likely to take their time over unfamiliar tasks and think about the consequences, the Daily Times reported.

Researcher Seeks Decision Making Preferences Among Patients With Heart Attacks
A research letter, sought to investigate preferences for participation in the decision-making process among individuals hospitalized with an acute myocardial infarction ([AMI] or heart attack).

The study, which included 100 people - 50 left-handers and 50 right-handers- to complete a task on a computer, suggested that many objects and activities in daily life are designed for right-handed people, forcing the left-hander to think more and thus making them better decision makers.

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Decision-making Preferences Among Heart Attack Patients
At Yale University School of Medicine, Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D., S.M. and colleagues, sought to investigate preferences for participation in the decision-making process among individuals hospitalized with an acute myocardial infarction ([AMI] or heart attack).

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