The human brain includes two hemispheres connected by a bundle of nerves. The left hemisphere controls movement for the right side of the body, while the right hemisphere directs the left side. The ...

The idea that people are either “left-brained” and analytical or “right-brained” and creative has become deeply embedded in popular culture. Yet decades of neuroscience research show that this simple ...

You are hardly alone if you believe that humanity is divided into two great camps: the left-brain and the right-brain thinkers — those who are logical and analytical vs. those who are intuitive and ...

The right side of the brain used to be seen as the prime holder of creativity. In recent years, connectivity between the two hemispheres has been linked to creative thought. But a recent Harvard study ...

The idea that creative people are “right‑brained” and logical thinkers are “left‑brained” is popular, but modern neuroscience tells a much more surprising story.

As you might already know, our brains have two halves, the right hemisphere and the left hemisphere. It is one of the responsibilities of the brain to process the sensory information we get exposed to ...