To this day, researchers do not know the exact cause of handedness in humans. Studies have attempted to delve deeper into: what influences handedness, the degree in which different factors influence handedness, and correlations between handedness and health. Recently, research studying the link between handedness and mental disorders has become a more pronounced scientific query. Research to date has found some interesting correlations between the two, and may potentially prove handedness as a risk factor for certain mental disorders. However, some results are inconclusive and conflict with one another. Additional data is needed to draw further conclusion regarding the etiology of handedness and its correlation with mental disorders, especially before the causation between these links can be determined. Understanding this correlation is pertinent to those affected by mental disorders, as it helps advance treatments and paves a way towards eventually curing mental disorders. By deciphering this correlation we may glean important information about humans, how we function, and how the great mystery of the mind works.
