We all know nowadays about what the left brain does and what the right brain does. Yes?
The theory was first put forward by neuro-psychologist Roger Wolcott Sperry. He won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1981, having developed his thinking from the research he had done in epilepsy patients. Basically he concluded that each side of the brain, each hemisphere, is conscious in its own right, and that the left side deals primarily with language, logic, numbers and so on, and the right side deals with the expression of emotions, music, intuition etc.
The creativity and innovation industry rapidly swung into action, co-opting the right brain as its own proprietary territory, and creating new theory and practice, built upon new theory and practice… All of it a bit shaky was my impression.
Now here is the hidden truth: more recent research conducted by the American Psychological Society concludes that, in reality, our abilities in most fields are at their best when both hemispheres are working together.
Well, waddaya know.
The theory was first put forward by neuro-psychologist Roger Wolcott Sperry. He won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1981, having developed his thinking from the research he had done in epilepsy patients. Basically he concluded that each side of the brain, each hemisphere, is conscious in its own right, and that the left side deals primarily with language, logic, numbers and so on, and the right side deals with the expression of emotions, music, intuition etc.
The creativity and innovation industry rapidly swung into action, co-opting the right brain as its own proprietary territory, and creating new theory and practice, built upon new theory and practice… All of it a bit shaky was my impression.
Now here is the hidden truth: more recent research conducted by the American Psychological Society concludes that, in reality, our abilities in most fields are at their best when both hemispheres are working together.
Well, waddaya know.
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