Hemispheres of the Brain

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer notes that the brain is divided into two hemispheres - the left and the right brain - separated by a fold that runs from the front to the back. The two hemispheres are connected to one another by the corpus collosum, a thick cable of nerves, at the back of the brain. The writer discusses that the differences in the two sides lead to different learning styles, dependent on an individual's dominant side of the brain. The writer maintains that while the two styles discussed are appropriate for either dominant side, each side additionally had three unique learning styles that seek to capitalize on the way left-brained or right-brained individuals are more likely to learn.

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Abstract
Hemispheric Dominance Overview
Learning Differences Between Left and Right-Brained Individuals
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Those with left hemisphere dominance tend to excel in handwriting, symbols, language, reading, phonics, locating details and fact, talking and reciting, following directions, listening, and auditory association. Left-hemisphere brands have linear, symbolic, sequential, logical, reality-based, and temporal modes of consciousness. Those with right hemisphere dominance, on the other hand, tend to excel in haptic awareness, spatial relationships, shapes and patterns, mathematical computations, color sensitivity, singing and music, art expression, creativity, visualization, and feelings and emotions. Their modes of consciousness are: holistic, concrete, random, intuitive, fantasy-oriented, and non-temporal."

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