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Can any one suggest a good article about features of EEG of left-handed people? I was surprised when find that there are only few old articles about it. I find only one new article by Propper, Ruth E., et al. (2012). Maybe I miss something.

Propper, R. E., Pierce, J., Geisler, M. W., Christman, S. D., & Bellorado, N. (2012). Asymmetry in Resting Alpha Activity: Effects of Handedness. Open Journal of Medical Psychology, 1(4), 86-90.

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Could you please provide a full link to the paper? See this meta post to see how to add a reference list at the end of your post. – Steven Jeuris♦ Mar 18 at 9:43
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I haven't read that, but they're likely going to just be correlations that may have little to do with the actual "handedness" difference. Look into hearing, as a small percentage of left-handed people have their dominant cortices for speech and language shifted to the other side. This is not a reliable indicator, though, as even most left handed people have the same placement of Broca's area, etc. – Chuck Sherrington Mar 18 at 23:01
It does not matter. I don't interesting in language or motor areas specifically. Not-right handedness is an indicator of not normal (alternative) development of the brain. It must have correlates in EEG. – sviter Mar 19 at 7:38
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"It must have correlates in EEG" -- No. It must have some neural correlate. EEG can capture only a small percentage of behavioral phenomena due to its relatively course spatial frequency and inability to record activity in more medial brain regions. I'd broaden your search accordingly; perhaps that will lead to more relevant literature. – zergylord Mar 20 at 23:00

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