Editing Hand (section)

== Neurological Representation ==
In neuroscience, the sheer importance of the hand is illustrated by the '''[[Cortical homunculus]]'''. In both the motor and somatosensory cortices of the brain, the topographical area dedicated to controlling the hands and processing sensory input from the fingers is disproportionately massive compared to the areas controlling the rest of the arms or the torso.

Additionally, humans exhibit strong [[Handedness|laterality]], or handedness. Approximately 90% of the global human population is right-handed, a trait that is believed to be linked to the lateralization of language centers in the left hemisphere of the brain.