Southpaws: When superstition clashes with biology

• Neurologists, psychologists debunk long-standing cultural beliefs, stigma against left-handed people
• List dangers of switching from left hand to right as Southpaws narrate ordeals

In many cultures across Africa, Southpaws, that is people born left-handed, bear many negative tags. They are described as unclean, a taboo, and in some cases, they are linked to witchcraft. But science has deflated the claims, dismissing them as mere superstition.
The stigma runs deep across ethnic groups in Nigeria where the thinking is that the right hand is an all-purpose part of the body while the left haand only serves as a support.
In Igbo culture, for instance, the left hand, Aka ekpe is...