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We already know whether we are right handed or left handed, but
did you know how your ‘handedness’ can affect the way that you
think?
During the evolution of the cortex part of the brain, the brain has
decided to divide
its work load between the left and right side. The
Nobel Prize was awarded to two scientists, Dr. Roger Sperry and Dr.
Robert Ornstein for their research in the division of labor between the
two sides of the brain. Through their research, we now understand
that each side of the brain (cortex) is assigned specific tasks.
The left side of the brain is responsible for:
Linear thinking
Logical reasoning and analysis
Numbers and mathematical ability
Rational and empirical thought
Language and verbal skills
While the right side of the brain is responsible for:
Random, unordered thinking
Artistic senses (colour, spatial perception and pattern)
Creativity & intuition
Musical appreciation and rhythmic ability
Imagination and day dreaming
What does this have to do with being left or right handed?
This may have a big affect on our ‘handedness’, but let’s first look at
how the information is processed on either sides of our brain.
The right brain is visual and processes information in an intuitive and
simultaneous way. It looks at the whole picture first and then the
details.
The left side of the brain is verbal and processes information on an
analytical and sequential way. It looks first at the pieces and then puts
them together to get the whole picture.
The left and right side of the brain are normally referred to as
hemispheres and for some reason our right and left hemispheres
control opposite sides of the body. This means that your left
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