The Myth of ‘Creative Right Brain’ vs. ‘Logical Left Brain’ The concept that most people fit neatly into left-brain or right-brain categories isn’t really backed up by evidence, says Tworek.

SCIENCE Rare gene variant believed to play a role in understanding why people are left-hand dominant The rare gene variant, TUBB4B, was found to be 2.7 times more common in left-handed people ...

The myth of left-handed genius has existed for centuries, ... The notion that left-handed people are “right-brain dominant” and therefore more creative oversimplifies the incredible complexity ...

For example, the left side of the brain is primarily responsible for language and communication in most right-handed people, while this is less common in those who are left-hand dominant.

For most right-handed people, the left hemisphere of the brain is dominant for language and logical tasks, while the right hemisphere handles spatial awareness and emotional processing.

Almost everything I thought I knew about right and left brain activity has been stood on its head (so to speak!) by a recent article in my local newspaper. I knew that left-brain dominant people ...

Your dominant hand may also play some part in your brains susceptibility to mental disorders. ... The cause for left-handedness in the brain comes down to a number of possibilities.

What do Lebron James, David Bowie and Bill Gates all have in common? They're left-handed. While they're a minority of the population, they're not alone. So why are we right- or left-handed?

Language lateralization, or the tendency for language processing to be localized in one hemisphere of the brain, is typically a left-dominant process in most right-handed individuals.