Pre-Reading Warm Up Questions
- Do you prefer writing or drawing?
- Are you logical or intuitive?
- Which subject do you prefer, music or math?
- Do you think you are left or right brained? Why?
- Which is your dominant side?
Left Brained vs. Right Brained
Which is your dominant side?
The brain is divided into left and right sides. Many people believe that humans show a dominance on one side of the brain. This is called being left or right-brained. According to the dominance theory, the left side of the brain specializes in logic, words, and math. It works with details first. After analyzing the details, it looks at the whole. The left side seems to be more involved in routines and the organization of information. Does this sound like you?
The right side of the brain is associated with emotions and creativity. Dreamers and risk takers are often called right-brained. According to the theory, a right-brained person is more likely to follow his or her intuition rather than a map or an instruction manual. If your right side is more dominant, you may enjoy working on many projects at once. Are you good at multitasking? The left and right-brained theory is based on research from the 1960s.
Neurologists today say that the brain is much more complicated than this. Some say that left and right-brain thinking is a myth, and that the brain can only function as a whole. Is it human nature to want to fit into a certain category?