on average, worldwide 87% of the people are right handed 12% are left handed, and 1% are ambidextrous, i.e. they can use both hands equally.

Ever wondered why some people prefer to use their left hand for every task, such as writing, eating, cutting with knife or scissors, brushing teeth, etc.? The simplest answer can be that they are born lefties, which means they do so because nature has made them that way. But the real question is why is it so? While very little is known about what influences hand preference, science tells us that the brain wiring is different in left-handed and right-handed people. Let's get deeper into it:

The brain:

The brain is different for left handed and right handed people. The main difference is that the area of the motor cortex (generate signals to control the movement of the body) that controls the hand is bigger on the left side in right-handed and bigger on the right side of the right-handed.

Genes:

According to recent research, genes also play a role in hand preference. while scientist have not yet recognized any particular gene that determines handedness. They believe that a single gene might be passed from parents to children to influence which hand a child favors. Research also shows that a lot of genes may gathers to produce a left handed person.

Unique Personality:

It is believed that people who is left handed have peculiar and unique personality traits. Let's see what they are good at:

Adapt Quickly:

left-handed people are best at adapting to changes and come up with creative solutions to handle things and function effectively in different situations. It may be because most things in the world are built for right-handed individuals and they learn to adapt it and hence their ability to adapt increases.

Better at multi-tasking:

Since lefties are known for thinking from a different perspective, they are better at multi-tasking and get things done efficiently. This is because right-handed people tend to solve problems by breaking them down into parts and analyzing each piece one at a time. However, left-handed people tend to look at the problem as a whole and use pattern-matching to try and solve it.

Have Leadership Qualities:

Left-handed are believed to be more creative, think critically and have better problem-solving skills, which may be the reason they develop leadership qualities.

Better in Sports:

It is believed that lefties are better at sports than right-handed people, because they are better at processing information across the two sides of the brain. And because of faster reactions, they are good in sports specially those that involve two opponent facing each other, such as tennis, boxing, etc.

Are more Artistic:

Left-handed people are better at divergent thinking. Perhaps because of this, lefties are drawn to careers in the arts, music, sports and information-technology.