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Yes, in a manner of speaking. The brain is divided into two hemispheres, right and left. People tend to have a dominant hemisphere which is what also drives their being right or left handed. People who have a dominant right hand (e.g., it is the one they write with and eat with), have a dominant left hemisphere of their brain and vice versa, those who write with their left hands are said to have a dominant right hemisphere of the brain. So, sometimes those with dominant right hands are called "left-brained" people.
It is because the right side of the brain controls muscles on the left side of the body and the left side of the brain controls muscles on the right side of the body.
Certain traits and abilities are also associated with the different brain hemispheres, for example:
The right hemisphere is associated with:
- Spatial abilities
- Face recognition
- Visual imagery
- Music
The left Hemisphere is associated with:
- Language
- Math
- Logic
My nephew, who is left-handed, likes the pun: "Only left handed people are in their right minds."
For more interesting information about the hemispheres of the brain and some experiments you can do to learn more about them, see the related link below.
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Is engineering for people who are right brained or left brained?
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Which paw do dogs prefer?
It depends. Just like us, dogs can be left-brained or right-brained. So they are either left-pawed or right-pawed.
What does it mean if your right brained or left brained?
if a person is "right brained", it means he/she uses the right side, or hemisphere, of their brain more than the left. Their right side is dominant. this is a link to a site where you can take an online test to see weather you are left or right-brained!http://similarminds.com/brain.html
What actors and actresses appeared in Left-brained Larry and Right-brained Rachel - 2009?
"Left-brained Larry and Right-brained Rachel" is a short film by director Richard Levien which doesn't feature any professional actors or actresses. It was a student project made by collaborating with the UC Berkeley Psychology Department for educational purposes.
Do people with aspergers tend to be left brained or right brained?
Actually, it is not correct to divide people into "left-brained" and "right-brained." Everybody uses both sides of their brains. The two hemispheres work together. Interestingly, women don't even have very much difference between the two hemispheres. So people with aspergers are "whole-brained," as is everyone else. However, there are other aspie brain differences, for instance "androgynous" brains that don't follow the norms for the brains of men or women.
Cultural Studies or Business Finance degree?
If you are left-brained, business finance. Right-brained, go with culture studies.
Is it true that only right brained people watch only cartoons if they are past the age of 18 and NOT left brained people?
Yup
What are the differences between right brained students and left brained students?
Left brained students are more straight forward, like what schools like. Left brain = rational, logical, looks the different parts of a whole. Right brained students = creative, random, subjective, etc. You get the idea. See related link for more information
What is the meaning of right-brained?
"Right-brained" in the colloquial sense usually means someone who is creative and artistic as opposed to someone who is "left-brained" (logical and perhaps quite good at math). In fact, the right hemisphere of the brain is in charge of spacial abilities, face recognition, and music processing. It also helps to comprehend visual imagery, and it plays a large role in language, particularly in interpreting context and tone.
What academic subjects are right brained students good at?
The whole left brain right brain is nothing but a myth. There are left brained students who are good at math, but also left brained students who are terrible at math. Same goes for right brained students, some are good at math and some aren't. It's just a matter of the type of mindset you have.
Do left brained people think that people are either left or right brained?
The scientific findings suggest that for each person either the left or right side of their brain is dominant and that this can affect the way we think. Left-brained people tend to be logical and systematic, while right-brained people tend to be artistic and emotional.
Is it more common to be right brained dominant or left brain dominant?
I'm not sure but I would say "Left brained". They say that the left side of your brain controls the right side of your body and the right side of your brain controls the left side. Most people are right handed and their dominant eye is their right one. Therefore I would guess it's the left.
