Open AccessThe Success of Sinister Right-Handers in Baseball
Author(s) -
David L. Mann,
Florian Loffing,
Peter M. Allen
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmc1711659
Subject(s) - left handed , right handed , lateralization of brain function , medicine , left and right , physical medicine and rehabilitation , right hemisphere , cognitive psychology , laterality , audiology , psychology , physics , nuclear physics , engineering , optics , structural engineering , neutrino
This new analysis of data on 17,564 professional baseball players shows a distinct advantage in hitting for those who bat left-handed but throw right-handed. The findings argue against any advantage due to hemispheric lateralization.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom