Scientists have known for decades that none of the sweeping assertions in the popular press about left brain/right brain differences are supported by solid science. For example, if you look at a house, the left hemisphere will allow you to register the shapes of the doors, windows, and other parts, while the right will allow you to take in the overall contours of the building. At the same time, the left hemisphere will specify the relative locations of the parts in terms of categories, such as “the window is left of the front door,” while the right hemisphere will specify locations in terms of specific distances, such as by indicating the precise distance the window is from the door. Again, brain imaging studies have conclusively shown that many aspects of perceptual processing are distributed over both hemispheres. So both part of the brain work together.

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Dr Saba Tariq