Abstract

Behavioural and neurophysiological evidence convincingly establish that the left hemisphere is dominant for motor skills that are carried out with either hand or those that require bimanual coordination. As well as this prioritization, we argue that specialized functions of the right hemisphere are also indispensable for the realization of goal-directed behaviour. As such, lateralization of motor function is a dynamic and multifaceted process that emerges across different timescales and is contingent on task- and performer-related determinants.

Author affiliations

1. Deborah J. Serrien is at the School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.
2. Richard B. Ivry is at the Department of Psychology and Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-1650, USA.
3. Stephan P. Swinnen is at the Department of Biomedical Kinesiology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Tervuurse Vest 101, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium.

Correspondence to: Deborah J. Serrien¹ Email: deborah.serrien@nottingham.ac.uk

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