What Is The Left Brain And The Right Brain

The Left Brain vs. the Right Brain: How Does This Impact Learning

The brain is divided into two hemisphere: the left and right side, both hemisphere have its own cognitive purposes which process difference method of intellectual mode. The speaking left hemisphere cannot name what the right hemisphere has just seen. (McGilchrist, 2009). The left and right hemisphere of the brain communicate through its corpus collosum given an individual the mental ability to perform properly. The mapping of a female brain is differ from a male brain. Its biological sexes of the brain can affect the process of information. Most people are dominated in one side of the hemisphere while other are well balance in both hemisphere of the brain. Subsequently, I will talk over about the left brain versus the right brain on how it impacts our ability to learn and briefly discuss about “Split Brain" Experiments by Roger Sperry.

In theory, the left and right hemisphere of the brain process diverse information to the corpus collosum. The corpus collosum will consecutively process information about what the left and right brain identify and then generate the conclusion. Both sides of the brain have its own specialized function to interpret the information but it cannot comprehend the same way. A research experiments conducted by Roger Sperry, validate the characteristics of each side of the brain. The left hemisphere of the brain is logic. It main focuses is language, critical thinking, numbers, reasoning, and objective. The right hemisphere is more creativity. It abilities include expressive, recognizing, music, reading emotions, color, images, intuition, and subjective.

Researcher have been trying to map out how the brain changes physically wh...

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...on. Afterward researchers was surprised to discover the two halve of the brain function independently. Researcher Roger W. Sperry conducted a split brain experiment in the early 1960s. He began researching the function of the corpus callosum using a cat for experiment. He cover the cat left or right eyes and taught it with a simple task. Thru this performance, he force the cat to use one side of the brain hemisphere to absorb information it perceive. The split-brain experiment produce great impact studies about people with certain disorder in the brain who have trouble with its cognitive function. The corpus callosum is the area where the left and right hemisphere is linked. This linkage is comprised of about 200 million of calossal fibers where there is continuous incessant traffic to keep the individual functioning as a ‘whole’ person. (Cassel, 2001).