Left vs. Right Brain
The idea that the left and right sides of the brain can control many different aspects of behavior in different categories is an interesting one. Four websites which consider this concept are Neuro Pearls, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association website, Left vs. Right Brain Modes, and SPLITTING THE HUMAN BRAIN.
In Left Vs. Right Brain Modes, a direct comparison is presented in several categories. The left hemisphere is described as verbal, analytical, logical. The right hemisphere is nonverbal (responding to touch and music), intuitive, and sensory. In some ways the descriptions fit with the "left- handed artist" stereotype, such as the left hemisphere being factual, and the right brain responsive to color and shape. However, in other categories the "left handed artist" seems contradictory. For example, the left hemisphere (right-handedness) understands symbols and representations, while the right brain (left-handedness) is precise. As expected, the left hemisphere is identified with practicality and rationality, while the right hemisphere is emotional and originative.
This site also contains a list of behaviors in which each hemisphere is involved. It's still a bit surprising to match up those behaviors with handedness -it almost seems like having a palm reading!
So why does handedness occur in a ratio other than 50-50? Neuro Pearls, a web publication of the Dept. of Neurology at UT Southwestern, has an article titled "Handedness and Cerebral Dominance" by S. Clifford Schold, Jr, MD. He states that only 1 out of 10 people consider themselves left-handed or ambidextrous, and that for these people language function can be in either the left or the right hemisphere. There may be a gene...
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...ucial to a human being, and the interaction between these two hemispheres is the root of all cooperation in the central nervous system. Understanding these two hemispheres not only can quench our thirst for knowledge and understanding of mapping for brain functions, but can also give rise to new innovations for cures or remedies for neurological disorders such as epilepsy.
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