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Superior Episodic Memory In Inconsistent-Handers: A Replication And Extension Using Fnirs, Ruth Propper, Neil Patel, Stephen D. Christman, Christophe Carlei

Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

A large body of evidence supports the existence of a robust handedness difference in episodic memory retrieval, with inconsistent-handedness being associated with superior memory across a wide variety of paradigms, including superior retrieval of lab-based and real world memories. Despite superior episidoc memory in inconsistent-handers, and despite neuroanatomical and neurophysiological differences in cortical regions between inconsistent- and consistent-handers, we are aware of no studies to date that have examined physiological activity in the brains of inconsistent- versus consistent-handers while engaged in memory tasks. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to present a first look at this issue, using functional …