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  • Title: Reversal of handedness effects on bimanual coordination in adults with Down syndrome.
    Author: Mulvey GM, Ringenbach SD, Jung ML.
    Journal: J Intellect Disabil Res; 2011 Oct; 55(10):998-1007. PubMed ID: 21883594.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Research on unimanual tasks suggested that motor asymmetries between hands may be reduced in people with Down syndrome. Our study examined handedness (as assessed by hand performance) and perceptual-motor integration effects on bimanual coordination. METHODS: Adults with Down syndrome (13 non-right-handed, 22 right-handed), along with comparison groups of adults (16 non-right-handed, 21 right-handed) and children (15 non-right-handed, 22 right-handed) without Down syndrome, drummed with auditory, verbal and visual instructions. RESULTS: In contrast to handedness effects in the children and adults without Down syndrome, right-handed participants with Down syndrome led more with the left hand, and had lower coordination stability than non-right-handed participants with Down syndrome. CONCLUSIONS: The reversed handedness effect during bimanual coordination suggests a complex relationship between handedness and task requirements in adults with Down syndrome.
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