Brain Hemisphere Quotes

The right brain is finally being taken seriously.

And if you look at society, the way it works, they are creating, from cradle to grave, left-brain prisoners. To advance in this society, you have to be good at passing exams in school, which are taking in left-brain information overwhelmingly. Then you go to the next level, and so on so that by the time you reach any level of significant influence in society or the institutions of society, you are fundamentally locked into your left brain. Or at least the majority of people are.

It's likely that taboo words are stored in the right hemisphere of the brain. Massive left hemisphere strokes or the entire surgical removal of the left hemisphere can leave people with no articulate speech other than the ability to swear, spout cliches and song lyrics.

When one part of the brain makes a choice, other parts can quickly invent a story to explain why. If you show the command "Walk" to the right hemisphere (the one without language), the patient will get up and start walking. If you stop him and ask why he's leaving, his left hemisphere, cooking up an answer, will say something like "I was going to get a drink of water."

Reading is more of a left-brain process, and listening to music is a right-brain function.

You have two hemispheres in your brain - a left and a right side. The left side controls the right side of your body and right controls the left half. It's a fact. Therefore, left-handers are the only people in their right minds.

I'm left-brain dominant, so anxiety and nervousness don't affect me; most emotions don't.

I use the right hemisphere of my brain and what I have is this advantage that makes me exceedingly interesting in pro wrestling.

I am extremely left brain dominant, probably 95%-5%. The feeling side of my brain is not really strong.

Let not the right side of your brain know what the left side doeth.

It is as if one by one, the memories you used to harbor decided to retire to the Southern Hemisphere of the brain.