Worth posting here: 11 Facts About the Ambidextrous
Also: Ambidextrous people easier to influence emotionally
Left-handed does not equal right-brained. It's not about "which hemisphere" you use more - you use both equally. But you use them for very different things.
Regarding the mood-swing issue in the second article, I was actually convinced for a long time that I must have bipolar disorder because my moods swing so dramatically. When I really think about it, though, it's more that my mood is a direct reflection of my current situation, and how I was feeling five minutes ago has no bearing on it - consistent with the results of the research by Ruth Propper.
A seemingly accurate and useful point:
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Some researchers have suggested that the left side of the brain is involved in maintaining a consistent view of the world, while the right side functions as an anomaly detector, alerting the left hemisphere when it is time for an update. "Increased access to the part of the brain involved in noticing things that don't fit might make you more likely to change your mind," Propper says.
So really, it's silly to ask if someone is "left-brained' or "right-brained." Really, we should be interested in how interconnected the hemispheres are. Being artistic and creative doesn't mean the right hemisphere is "dominant." It just means it's more connected. And in my experience (including myself), artists are very often left-handed or ambidextrous, and are also very often emotionally unstable.
23 Oct 2012, 8:21 am
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