Lefties better at games?

***wraggster*** · December 11th, 2006, 16:03

Article Via Eurogamer

Australian research suggests that left-handers might be a bit better at games than their right-handed counterparts.

That's because, according to a report published in the Neuropsychology journal, sharing of information between the left and right sides of a left-hander's brain is "more efficient".

Dr Nick Cherbuin from the Australian National University told ABC Science Online that this would help with tasks that involve lots of information or stimuli, including "fast computer games".

He said that his research, which saw 80 right- and 20 left-handed people performing tasks designed to rely on collaboration between the two hemispheres of the brain, demonstrates that among left-handers "sharing of resource across their hemispheres is more efficient".

Lord knows what this means for me, mind you - I use my left hand for writing and my right for basically everything else.

What utter rubbish, everyone knows the right handers are best

**nielsss** · December 11th, 2006, 16:14

haha i'm left handed

**Makaveli777** · December 11th, 2006, 16:36

right handed is best. what could be bad about omething that has the word "right" in it lol. Feels so good.

**Nookadum** · December 11th, 2006, 17:04

Well, Fatal1ty is left-handed and he's a Quake 3/4/Painkiller champion, and those are fast-paced games.

**John Vattic** · December 11th, 2006, 17:52

I'm ambedextrous

**steve-b** · December 11th, 2006, 18:09

I bet drummers make good gamers.

**geise69** · December 11th, 2006, 19:24

I'm left handed, been playing drums since i was 5 (now 29) and I can beat Radian Silvergun on hard and Ikaruga (DC version) on normal without continuing. I just have good reflexes so I'm really good at shooters. Being a die-hard arcade shooter fan helps. I can also pick up any first person shooter and be decent pretty quick. I don't know how accurate all the information about left handers being "more efficient" really is though.

**Mr. Shizzy** · December 11th, 2006, 19:36

I would have to say from my observations, it's true. Because I'm left handed and am much more efficient at videogames than most of my friends. Not to mention I've competed on a world wide level on PS2's Fight Night Round 3 (and held my own against some of the world's best)

**kiariki** · December 11th, 2006, 21:16

Although I am somewhat ambidextrous, I lean more towards the lefty side... And...

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I suck at fast-paced video games, mainly Halo and Unreal Tournament... >_> Go figure.