Left Brain, Right Brain

24 Left Brain, Right Brain Are you good at mathematics? How about writing poems or painting beautiful pictures? Do you love to sing, or would you rather sit down and work out a complicated puzzle? It all depends on whether you are a “ right-brain" or a “ left- brain" person. The human brain is a truly amazing organ. It's not easy to study the brain, but science is slowly beginning to under- stand how it works. The brain is divided into two equal, but separate parts: the left side and the right side. Some people use the left side of the brain more than the right. Others use the right side more than the left. We can understand a lot about our learning skills based on which side of the brain we use most. It's still a theory, but many brain specialists are convinced that most of us are either left-brain or right-brain people. A small minority of people use the left and right sides of the brain equally. Everyone is like this at birth, but we gradually begin to use one side of the brain more than the other.

Left-brain people excel in math, science and reading. They do well in school. They concentrate easily, and can focus on specific tasks. They like to work independently, and often enjoy studying alone. Right-brain people are more artistic. They love music and singing. They like to be around lots of people, and they learn best in groups. They don't like to sit still. The fact that you use one side of your brain more doesn't mean that you don't use the other side. It just means that you prefer one side to the other. One way is not better than the other. It only indicates the way you learn best. Think about your friends. What are they good at in school? How do they study? If your best friend loves painting, she is probably a right-brain person. If she really shines when working out a complicated math problem, chances are that she is a left-brain person. What about you? Which side of your brain do you think you use most often?