The majority of studies of intermanual transfer use right-handers as participants. To our knowledge, only a few studies took into account direction (Kumar & Mandal, 2005; van Mier & Petersen, 2006) and degree of handedness (Chase & Seidler, 2008). The aim of this study was to evaluated whether the magnitude of learning and intermanual transfer were influenced by either direction and/or degree of handedness. Methods Forty nine male and female children from 6 to 10 years of age were analysed performing the Purdue Pegboard task. Following learning with either the dominant or non-dominant hand, 32 right-handers (17 consistent and 15 nonconsistent) and 17 left-handers (5 consistent and 12 non-consistent) transferred to task performance with the other hand. Transfer direction was tested from the dominant to non-dominant hand and vice versa. Results No significant differences were found between rightand left-handed participants, males and females, and transfer directions. Discussion Like other previous studies, our results seems to indicate that in some tasks motor control takes place at a higher level independent of the effector system.
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