The Left Brain vs. The Right Brain: How Does This Impact Learning;

One Brain or Two?, Michael Gazzaniga and Roger W. Sperry explore the independent abilities of the two hemispheres in the brain, the left and right, by studying split-brain patients and their responses to certain tests. The tests are designed to examine the mental and perceptual capacities of the split-brain patients. With careful placement of objects or pictures, the first test measures the visual abilities of the patients. The second test measures the tactile cognition abilities of the patients by allowing them to feel an object behind a screen, then asking them to name the object. The third and more challenging test combines the visual test and tactile test to measure the auditory abilities of the patients. Each of these tests shows the different ways that the brain works in split-brain and normal brain humans alike.

Keywords: left brain, right brain, brain, hemisphere, learning styles, brain dominance, teaching style, formal education, brain-based learning

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor describes her experience of a stroke in her left hemisphere on December 10, 1996 causing her to lost the ability to move or talk, as well as her self awareness. Throughout her presentation, she mentions the basic functions of the two hemispheres of our brain: right and left hemisphere. Taylor argues both sides of the brain functions differently and process various of information. Taylor defines the right hemisphere of the human brain is about the “present moment” or “right here, right now”, it processes with pictures and learn physically based on our movements. She compares the right hemisphere to a “parallel processor”, whereas she compares the left hemisphere as a “serial processor”. Taylor defines the left hemisphere

In the excerpt “Right Brain Rising”, Daniel Pink tells his experience in depth detail of an intriguing brain scan beneficial both to his curious mind, and the world of science. He then goes on to inform readers of the two distinct halves resting in our skulls; following up with the past inferiority associated with the human right brain, thought to be due to years of evolution. After acknowledging the disproved theory, Pink delves into information pertaining to psychology’s six

In which exact placement of an object or word mattered if the image went to right brain or left brain. Tactical stimulation in which the participants were asked to feel the object but could not see it. And testing auditory was the hardest one they said because the sound enters through both of your ears so they are sent to both sides of your brain. But you can minimize to one side of hemisphere as Gazzaniga explained in his methods. After performing all this methods he revealed some fascinating findings about brain functions. With visual ability he said that both sides of your brain are equally skilled for visual perception. But when the lights were flashed on both sides of brain and the patients could only see the ones on the right because the center of speech is located on the left side of brain so in order to say that you saw the light the object have to be seen by the left side of your brain. With the tactile stimulation same thing was done but this time the object was placed in their hands and since the left hemisphere have verbal abilities it was easily identified the object that was placed in right hand but with left

Using a real human brain, Dr. Taylor explained the separation of the brain’s right and left hemispheres. The two cerebral cortices are completely separate from one another, but maintain communication via the corpus callosum. She described the right hemisphere as a parallel processor, thinking in images and learning from body movement. The right hemisphere is responsible for gathering sensory input, in the form of energy, from the environment around us. The left hemisphere, according to Dr. Taylor, is a serial processor, interpreting the sensory information gathered by the right hemisphere. The sensory information is analyzed and categorized by the linear and methodical thinking of the left hemisphere. Dr. Taylor believes the left hemisphere is responsible for interpretation of the past and future, as well as, an individual’s self-awareness. The

The book starts with the Chapter Right Brain Rising describing hemisphere of left brain and right brain. According to Pink the left brain hemisphere is consistent of logistic, literal and analytic personal whereas right brain is for holistic reasoning, body language, patterns recognitions and emotions. He carefully pointed out that the term L-Brain

In class on 9/18, we discussed the structures of the brain and how each part works. The brain has so many parts that it is almost impossible to remember all the parts and their functions. The brain is very complex, but the most interesting thing that was talked about was the two different hemispheres. We discussed how the right hemisphere controls the left side of the body and vise versa I found it very interesting that the left side of the brain controls more of our logic and grammar, and the right side of the brain controls more emotional expressions. When Dr. Yarnell discussed her story of her friend and her friend’s husband getting in a fight I think the way she told her to help resolve it was very interesting. Her response was to move into her left side

Pink’s argument that we are moving out of a left-brain dominance and in to a new era where right brain qualities will be prized is well illustrated in part one the book. According to Pink “the two hemispheres of our brain don’t operate as on-off switches…both halves play a role in nearly everything we do” (2011). Pink suggests that both hemisphere of the brain are equally important. In fact, “a healthy,

For many decades people have been considered to be either right or left side dominant in regards to brain function which came with defined roles such as “creative” or “analytical”. This thinking tends to be over-simplified as most people use their entire brains daily (Jensen, 2010). On the other hand people do use different parts of their brain for different tasks according to how they perceive those tasks.

In 1967, M.S. Gazzaniga studied the split brain in man. Gazzaniga wanted to study how the two halves of the brain functioned independently. Since it a little unethical to snip the peoples corpus callosums just for fun, it wasn‘t until doctors discovered that cutting the corpus callosum could actually cure severe epileptic seizures that it was possible for Gazzaniga and Sperry to study them. They found that the test subjects intelligence, personality, and emotions had not changed. We use each half of our brains for specific skills. Three different tests were designed to check mental capabilities. It was found that the left-brain is better at speaking, writing, reading, and math, and the right brain is better at recognizing

The right hemisphere of the brain is responsible for visualisation, creativity, imagination and negative emotions. The left hemisphere of the brain is responsible for logic, language, mathematics and positive emotions. Lateralisation or the specialisation of the two hemispheres of the brain allows the brain to function more effectively as each hemisphere becomes more efficient at communicating and processing information (Wolfe, 2010, p. 48; Woolfolk & Margetts, 2013, p. 72). When reading a story the right side of the brain works out the meaning of the story, whilst the left side of the brain is used for grammar and the arrangement of words (Woolfolk & Margetts, 2013, p. 72). Language is also processed in both hemispheres of the brain with the recognition of spoken words and sounds. The left hemisphere controls the production of speech. Plasticity also allows the brain to develop new or alternate pathways through experience, ensuring both hemispheres of the brain are communicating effectively (O'Donnell et al., 2016, p. 100). No activity involves the use of one single part of the brain but instead involves many different areas of the brain working together, so experts believe there is no such thing as right or left-brained

The left hemisphere controls the right half of the body that controls language and logical tasks. The right hemisphere controls the left half of the body creativity and emotions. Split-brain reveals that depending on what side of the brain is damaged, the two brain hemisphere may have information sharing problems, due to the separation of the corpus callosum . "a split-brain patient looking at an image through the left eye may not be able to name the picture because the information is only available in the largely nonverbal right hemisphere". Module 3.2 (n.d) The Nervous System.

Left-right brain dominance is about the fact that the distinct hemispheres influence thinking. The left hemisphere is associated with logical, analytical thinking and a linear approach to problem solving. The right hemisphere is associated with creative, intuitive and value-based thought process. It is important to note that everyone uses its both hemispheres, but to varying degrees. Four quadrants of the brain, related to different thinking style, have been identified:

directly due to either being left brain or right brain. What is left brain or right brain you ask?