If it's not the left side it's the other left. Conversely it could be the other 
right!
On Oct 29, 2012, at 4:41 PM, John Robinson wrote:

> Thanks everyone, seems that a few will party over about any question, what a 
> great group!!  
> 
> Lee once again you have used your Right brain to present a great response, 
> however when I forward this to my daughter she will say it came from your 
> left brain.  I know not which, only wish I had some of it for my personal 
> use!!
> 
> John
> 
> 
> On Oct 29, 2012, at 4:12 PM, Lee Larson wrote:
> 
>> On Oct 28, 2012, at 9:57 PM, John Robinson wrote:
>> 
>>> My question.  All my life I have thought the scientific, the technical, the 
>>> mathematical were considered RIGHT BRAINED folks while those on the "artsy" 
>>> side of life were considered LEFT BRAINED.  My daughter mentioned that it 
>>> was just the opposite, I disagreed and began a search to find BOTH answers, 
>>> I couldn't believe I was not able to find a definitive, nail it on the wall 
>>> answer.
>>> 
>>> So, Lee, are the folks like yourself considered Right or Left Brained, 
>>> while those as myself that dwell in a cloud somewhere are undoubtedly the 
>>> opposite?
>> 
>> I've been interested in this, and have read several books about how the 
>> physiology of the brain affects psychology. (My favorites are The Tell-Tale 
>> Brain by V. S. Ramachandran and any of the books by Steven Pinker.) I’m far 
>> from an expert, but as far as I can tell, this left-brain, right-brain stuff 
>> has been exaggerated by the popular press far beyond what the scientists 
>> actually claim.
>> 
>> This is an area where it's nearly impossible to set up controlled 
>> experiments on normal brains for obvious reasons. Until recently, much of 
>> the science has been done on people with severe epilepsy whose cerebral 
>> hemispheres were surgically separated as a treatment, or other people with 
>> severe brain injuries. Who knows what other abnormalities were present.
>> 
>> My feeling is that everybody uses both sides of the brain and the locations 
>> (if any) of logic/art/creativity are a lot more complicated than the 
>> articles in Popular Psychology would lead you to believe.
>> 
>> 
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