| The concept of "right brain left brain" refers to the | | | | analytical skills are safe things to do, so experiment |
| two hemispheres of your brain. Some amazing | | | | freely.Right BrainAgain, the following is true for most |
| experiments involving people who've had the corpus | | | | people. The right hemisphere:- Handles thing in more |
| callosum cut taught us most of what we know about | | | | random and subjective manor.- Is responsible for |
| the differences between the two sides. The surgery | | | | "hunches" and other intuitive processes.- Looks more |
| is performed on epileptics to reduce the incidence of | | | | at wholes, and is best at pattern-recognition.If you |
| seizures, and it isolates most of the right hemisphere | | | | want to exercise your "right brain," sing. Stutterers |
| from the left hemisphere.For a typical experiment, a | | | | find that they don't stutter when they sing, because |
| divider allows a participant to see two objects - say, | | | | it is handled differently than regular speech. writing or |
| a cup with the right eye and a lemon with the left. | | | | reciting free-form poetry and studying maps may |
| When asked what they see, they'll say they see a | | | | help as well. Again, these are not proven by scientific |
| cup, and nothing more, because most people process | | | | studies yet, but there is no danger in experimenting |
| both language and information from the right eye | | | | in these areas.Right Brain Left Brain DominanceMost |
| with their left brain (left hemisphere). However, when | | | | of us seem to favor one style or another of thinking, |
| they write down what they see, using their left hand, | | | | and this may be an indication of the dominance of |
| they'll write "a lemon," because both the left hand | | | | one or the other hemisphere. For exmple, it seems |
| and eye are controlled by the right side of the | | | | likely that the choice between joining the debating |
| brain.Of course, you have only one brain, and the | | | | team or the art class in school has something to do |
| two hemispheres work together normally. These | | | | with which side is dominant. You have probably |
| split-brain experiments show how distinct the two | | | | noticed that left-handed people, who presumably |
| sides really are, though. When the corpus callosum is | | | | have a more developed right hemisphere, are more |
| cut it's as if there really are two brains. What have | | | | often artists.If you want to be more "whole brained" |
| we learned from these experiments then?Left | | | | in your approach to things, you can start by working |
| BrainFor more than 90% of right-handed people and | | | | on your weakest areas, using some of the tips |
| 70% of left-handed people, the left hemisphere:- | | | | above. Also, you can bring both sides into whatever |
| Processes things more sequentially.- It is more | | | | you do. For example, metaphors, a right-hemisphere |
| rational, logical, analytical, and objective.- It looks at | | | | process, can be used in logical (left hemisphere) |
| the parts.- It handles normal speech.If you want to | | | | debate. Artistic work can include more analysis. Can |
| stimulate and strengthen the thinking processes of | | | | this really help balance your thinking? Probably. Time |
| your "left brain," talk about things as logically as you | | | | and more research will tell. In the meantime, it can't |
| can. Also, picking apart an argument or something | | | | hurt to more fully use your right brain and left |
| you read can exercise this part of the brain too. | | | | brain.Steve Gillman has been studying brainpower and |
| While there is little hard evidence as to the effects | | | | related topics for years. |
| of specific exercises, talking or working on your | | | | |