I have been left-handed for as long as I can remember and it seems that people will never get tired of asking, seeing me writing and noticing it at that moment: “Are you left-handed?”.
A peculiarity that fortunately today does not have any stigma, however many have asked me if there is a possibility that I am ambidextrous, that is, that I am just as capable with my right hand.
Perhaps it has to do with the fact that I belong to the 7% of the population that does not write with the right hand, but it would seem even more surprising to be part of only the 1% that is able to use both hemispheres of the brain without discriminating against the other.
Left-handers have always been separated as creative and right-handers as analytical, so it is believed that ambidextrous people have the ability to be musicians and poets as well as actuaries and engineers.
Ambidextrous people have a wider sentimental range, that does not mean that they are more fragile or sensitive. You also have a higher chance of suffering from schizophrenia, due to the LRRTM1 gene that appears to be present in your DNA and it seems that bisexuality is somewhat more common among ambidextrous people, then among left-handers and finally among right-handers, although this seems to be a very biased study considering that there are very few ambidextrous people in the world.
Do you think you are part of the ambidextrous population? This test can tell you:
Take a few minutes to remember which hand or foot you usually do each of these activities with:
1. Hand with which you comb your hair with the comb or brush
2. Hand you brush your teeth with
3. First sleeve you wear of a garment
4. Hand with which you apply the bath soap
5. Hand with which you eat a spoon dessert
6. Hand with which you dip something in milk or other liquid
7. Hand holding the bottle when filling a glass
8. Hand that breaks a sachet of coffee or sugar
9. Hand with which you light a match
10. Hand with which you squeeze fruit in a juicer
11. Hand with which you stir food placed on the fire
12. Eye that looks through the peephole of a door
13. Hand that remains up when clapping (which hits the other)
14. Arm that remains on top when crossing the arms
15. Hand to ask for silence, say OK or cover your mouth when yawning
16. Hand with which you throw something aiming (a dart, for example)
17. Foot you jump with if you only do it with one
18. Foot with which you would hit a ball that is in front of you
19. Hand with which you throw a dice
20. Hand that is lower on the broom when sweeping
21. Hand you write with
22. Hand with which you put a staple with a stapler
23. Hand with which you open an umbrella (the one that does not hold it)
24. Hand with which you put on a cap or hat
25. Ear in which you usually put your phone or mobile
If you answered more than eight times that with both hands, you may be part of that small percentage globally. Now, if you are not ambidextrous, it is not advisable to practice to achieve it. Although many believe that it will improve their motor functions, according to a study from the University of Auckland in New Zealand, it can harm your neural development.