Left Brain vs. Right Brain: What's the Difference?
                     LEFT BRAIN VS. RIGHT 
BRAIN: WHAT'S THE 
DIFFERENCE?
INTRODUCTION
 The brain is  a h ighly  complex organ that  p lays  
an essent ia l  ro le  not just  in th ink ing but  in a l l  
body funct ions.  I t ’s  d iv ided into two halves,  the  
r ight  and left  brain.
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How the human brain 
works?
The human brain is  an intr icate  organ.  At  
approximately 3  pounds,  i t  contains about  100 
bi l l ion neurons and 100 tr i l l ion connect ions .  Your 
brain is  the  command center  for  a l l  that  you th ink,  
fee l ,  and do.
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Two sides of your brain
The two s ides  of  your brain look very much al ike,  
but  there’s  a  huge diff erence in  how they process  
informat ion.  
Despite  thei r  contrast ing sty les,  the two halves of  
your brain don’ t  work independently  of  each other.
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Right Brain Traits
According to the  le ft -brain,  r ight-brain dominance 
theory,  the r ight  s ide of  the brain is  best  at  
express ive and creat ive  tasks .  
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Right Brain Traits Cont.
Some of  the abi l i t ies popular ly  associated with the  
r ight  s ide of  the bra in inc lude:
 Recogniz ing faces
 Expressing emot ions
 Creat ing music
 Reading emot ions
 Appreciat ing color
 Using imaginat ion
Source: www.verywellmind.com
Left Brain Traits
The left  s ide  of  the  bra in is  adept  at tasks  
involv ing logic ,  language,  and analyt ica l  th ink ing.
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Left Brain Traits Cont.
The le ft  bra in is  descr ibed as  being better  at:
 Language
 Logic
 Cri t ical  th ink ing
 Numbers
 Reasoning
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Not Very Different
Whi le  the two hemispheres  have the ir  own 
domains ,  they don’t  have as much infl uence on 
personal i t ies as in i t ia l ly  thought .  
You might  not  be able  to  re fer  to  yourse l f  as le ft  
or  r ight-brained anymore,  but  the  personal i ty  
t ra i ts  are  st i l l  uniquely  part  o f  your brain.  
Source: www.verywellmind.com
Lateralization of Brain 
Function
The human brain is  spl i t  into  two dist inct  cerebral  
hemispheres  connected by the corpus cal losum.  
The hemispheres  exhibi t  s trong bi lateral  symmetry 
regarding structure as wel l  as funct ion.
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Brain Process and 
Functions
The le ft  hemisphere of  the  brain processes 
informat ion analyt ical ly  and sequent ia l ly.  I t  
focuses on the verbal  and is  responsible  for  
language.  I t  processes f rom deta i l s  into a whole  
picture .  
Source: www.verywellmind.com