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Ambidextrous people easier to influence emotionally

People who are relatively ambivalent about which hand they use may also have moods that are more susceptible to suggestion.

So says Ruth Propper at Montclair State University, New Jersey, and colleagues, who discovered that “inconsistent-handers” – those who favour neither their right nor left hand – are more easily persuaded to feel a certain way than consistent right-handers.