Left-brain\right brain?

Sorry, this idea has been mostly dispelled over time, although it still carries over in educational circles. Recent studies show that both parts of the brain are involved in any activity, but that they process the information slightly differently. You have to have both sides working in order to have the complete picture.

"Ned Herrmann developed the four-quadrant model of cognitive preferences and a questionnaire called the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI). The inspiration for this model came from dividing the brain into as four different systems with four preferred styles:

• A: Left cerebral hemisphere - analytical

• B: Left limbic system - sequential

• C: Right limbic system - interpersonal

• D: Right cerebral hemisphere - imaginative

An immediate critique is that there seems to be little evidence for differences in the left and right hand limbic systems. However, Herrmann's system does not try to be an accurate model of the way the brain functions. Instead it should really be thought of as a model of different styles".

"The idea that the left and right hemispheres exhibit different patterns of thought has caught the public attention and have inspired several educational theories, notably "Eight ways of knowing" by David Lazear , and numerous other self-help books. However theses theories have also been heavily criticized, and sometimes cast as pop-psychological myths . "

In general, Left Brain deals with logic, math, etc. While right brain deals with things like shapes, colors, imagery. They say we dream with our right brain.

Here's a very good site:

http://www.funderstanding.com/right_left_brain.cfm