Characteristics and Functions of Each Side People traditionally think of the left brain's function as being focused on logic and reason.

Left and right brains hear speech differently, yet how this divide forms was unclear − until mouse studies showed each hemisphere runs on its own developmental clock.

The “right brain” has become one of the darling concepts of popular psychology. Matthew Fox, a famous liberal Christian theologian, recently said: “Mysticism is our deep experiences of unity ...

Neuroscientist Iain McGilchrist argues that Western society has become too dominated by the left hemisphere of our brains — obsessed with data and sorting things into categories. Meanwhile, the ...

Your left and right brain hear language differently − a neuroscientist explains how The division of labor between brain hemispheres is a hallmark of many human cognitive functions, especially ...