The influence of vestibular system and fetal presentation on handedness, cognitive and motor development: A comparison between cephalic and breech presentation
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2022
- handle: 10670/1.27n7lr
- hal: hal-03832881
- doi: 10.1111/desc.13317
- PUBMED: 36029182
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ALSPAC Breech presentation Handedness Language and motor development Left Otolithic Dominance Theory Vestibular system -bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Psychology and behavior -bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]Sujets proches
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Jad Hamaoui et al., « The influence of vestibular system and fetal presentation on handedness, cognitive and motor development: A comparison between cephalic and breech presentation », HALSHS : archive ouverte en Sciences de l’Homme et de la Société, ID : 10.1111/desc.13317
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Genetics are undoubtedly implicated in the ontogenesis of laterality. Nonetheless, environmental factors, such as the intrauterine environment, may also play a role in the development of functional and behavioral lateralization. The aim of this study was to test the Left-Otolithic Dominance Theory (LODT; Previc, 1991) by investigating a hypothetical developmental pattern where it is assumed that a breech presentation, which is putatively associated with a dysfunctional and weakly lateralized vestibular system, can lead to weak handedness and atypical development associated with language and motor difficulties. We used the ALSPAC cohort of children from 7 to 10 years of age to conduct our investigation. Our results failed to show an association between the vestibular system and fetal presentation, nor any influence of the latter on hand preference, hand performance, or language and motor development. Bayesian statistical analyses supported these findings. Contrary to our LODT-derived hypotheses, this study offers evidence that fetal presentation does not influence the vestibular system's lateralization and seems to be a poor indicator for handedness. Nonetheless, we found that another non-genetic factor, prematurity, could lead to atypical development of handedness.