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Right- and left-handers subjects were requested to reach towards and grasp an object with either the right or the left hand using a precision grip while scanned.
For the odourless conditions, subjects reached towards and grasped either a small or a large visual target in the absence of preceding olfactory information by using a precision grip and a power grip, respectively.
In the grasping condition (G), subjects transported their arms to the target location and grasped along the vertical axis of the rectangular shape using a precision grip with their index and thumb.
For the real task condition, they were asked to reach for, grasp, lift and return to its original position a smooth 300-g resin cylinder (6 cm in diameter, 10 cm high) placed in the center of the table at a distance of 32 cm from the body plane, using a precision grip formed by the thumb and the index finger only.
Monkeys were trained to perform two variations of a manual skill task consisting of grasping small food pellets using a precision grip, namely the opposition of the thumb and index finger.
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Instead, paleoanthropologists have had to rely on clues from traits in isolated finger bones, such as a report in 2013 that our direct ancestor Homo erectus used a precision grip 1.7 million years ago.
In second instance, a series of elegant studies on hand preferences in chimpanzees has reported that chimpanzees who used a precision grip to grasp small pieces of food were more likely to use their right hand [56].
This comparison is valid in that both human and monkey performed a similar set of actions on the same trapezoid object, and both used a precision grip.
The actions were performed either by using a normal precision grip (forefinger and thumb) or an awkward precision grip (little finger and thumb).
Squeeze a baseball or pen between your thumb and the tips of your fingers: You are using what researchers call a precision grip, a highly evolved adaptation thought to be unique to modern humans and our most recent ancestors.
One limitation of the current study is the use of a relatively simple task with low ecological value (i.e., videos showing an isometric task using a power versus a precision grip).
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