The right hand man: manual laterality and language

Motor sensory biases are associated with cognitive and social abilities in humans
Donati, G., Edginton, T.L., Bardo, A., Kivell, T.L., Ballieux, H., Stamate, C. and Forrester, G.S. 2024. Motor sensory biases are associated with cognitive and social abilities in humans. Scientific Reports. 14 (1) 14724. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-64372-2

The Precision of the Human Hand: Variability in Pinch Strength and Manual Dexterity
Bardo, A., Town, Katie, Kivell, Tracy L., Donati, Georgina, Ballieux, H., Stamate, C., Edginton, T. and Forrester, Gillian S. 2022. The Precision of the Human Hand: Variability in Pinch Strength and Manual Dexterity. Symmetry. 14 (1) e71. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym14010071

An analysis of bimanual actions in natural feeding of semi-wild chimpanzees
Forrester, G.S., Rawlings, B. and Davila-Ross, M. 2016. An analysis of bimanual actions in natural feeding of semi-wild chimpanzees. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 159 (1), pp. 85-92. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22845

Slip of the tongue: Implications for evolution and language development
Forrester, G.S. and Rodriguez, A. 2015. Slip of the tongue: Implications for evolution and language development. Cognition. 141, pp. 103-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2015.04.012

What is universal and what differs in language development?
Forrester, G.S. and Thomas, M.S.C. 2015. What is universal and what differs in language development? Language, Cognition and Neuroscience. 30 (8), pp. 922-927. https://doi.org/10.1080/23273798.2015.1055281

Social Environment Elicits Lateralized Behaviors in Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Quaresmini, C., Forrester, G.S., Spiezio, C. and Vallortigara, G. 2014. Social Environment Elicits Lateralized Behaviors in Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Journal of Comparative Psychology. 128 (3), pp. 276-84. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0036355

Handedness as a marker of cerebral lateralization in children with and without autism
Forrester, G.S., Pegler, R., Thomas, M.S.C. and Mareschal, D. 2014. Handedness as a marker of cerebral lateralization in children with and without autism. Behavioural Brain Research. 268, pp. 14-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2014.03.040

Social environment elicits lateralized navigational paths in two populations of typically developing children
Forrester, G.S., Crawley, M. and Palmer, C. 2014. Social environment elicits lateralized navigational paths in two populations of typically developing children. Brain and Cognition. 91, pp. 21-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2014.07.005

Structured bimanual actions and hand transfers reveal population-level right-handedness in captive gorillas
Tabiowo, E. and Forrester, G.S. 2013. Structured bimanual actions and hand transfers reveal population-level right-handedness in captive gorillas. Animal Behaviour. 86 (5), pp. 1049-1057. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.09.010

Human handedness: an inherited evolutionary trait
Forrester, G.S., Quaresmini, C., Leavens, D.A., Mareschald, D. and Thomas, M.S.C. 2013. Human handedness: an inherited evolutionary trait. Behavioural Brain Research. 237, pp. 200-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2012.09.037

Target animacy influences chimpanzee handedness
Forrester, G.S., Quaresmini, C., Leavens, D.A., Spiezio, C. and Vallortigara, G. 2012. Target animacy influences chimpanzee handedness. Animal Cognition. 15 (6), pp. 1121-1127. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-012-0536-4

Target animacy influences gorilla handedness
Forrester, G.S., Leavens, D.A., Quaresmini, C. and Vallortigara, G. 2011. Target animacy influences gorilla handedness. Animal Cognition. 14 (6), pp. 903-907. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-011-0413-6

A multidimensional approach to investigations of behaviour: revealing structure in animal communication signals
Forrester, G.S. 2008. A multidimensional approach to investigations of behaviour: revealing structure in animal communication signals. Animal Behaviour. 76 (5), pp. 1749-1760. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.05.026