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Dominant Hemispheres of the Brain
There is considerable evidence that each brain hemisphere has specialized abilities, however an individual should not assume that he or she has two brains or functions with only half of a brain (Right pp). Yet, each side has its own unique and special abilities, the right side being intuitive, while the left side is logical (Right pp).
According to research, the majority of people have a dominant side of the brain, individuals who are more verbal, analytical and problem solvers are predominately left sided, while those who are artistic, visual, and good with math are predominately right sided (Right pp). It is believed that when thinking becomes increasingly more complex, dominance goes into affect, however although, each hemisphere has its own set of functions in information processing and thinking, research suggests that these functions are not exclusive to one hemisphere (Right pp).
There are a few myths associated with hemispheric dominance include, such as the correlation between hemispheric dominance and being right vs. left handed (Right pp)....
Moreover, there is no evidence to support any correlation to intelligence or that dominance is hereditary (Right pp).
Right hemispheric functions include: connected to left side of the body, integrates many inputs at once, processes information more diffusely and simultaneously, deals with space, responsible for gestures, facial movements, and body language, responsible for relational and mathematical operations, specializes in recognizing places, faces, objects, and music, does intuitive and holistic thinking, the seat of passion and dreams, and is the crucial side for artists, craftsmanship, and musicians (Right pp). The left hemisphere is connected to the right side of the body and deals with inputs one at a time, processes information in a linear and sequential manner, deals with time, is responsible for verbal expression and language and for invariable and arithmetic operations, specializes in recognizing words and numbers, does logical and analytical thinking, is the seat…
Work Cited
Left Vs. Right. Retrieved October 04, 2005 from:
http://brain.web-us.com/brain/LRBrain.html
Right Brain vs. Left Brain. Encyclopedia of Educational Technology. Retrieved October 04, 2005 from:
http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/dominance/index.htm
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