Left Brain and Right Brain Functions
Every individual’s brain has two brain hemispheres, known as the left hemisphere and right hemisphere
Every individual’s brain has predominant on using one side over the other, that makes the individual more skillful on the predominant side.
To test, combine both of the hand palms and make a fist.
If the left thumb is on top, then it’s the right brain predominant.
If the right thumb is on top, then it’s the left brain predominant.
or,
If one sees the girl turn to the right, then one is right brain predominant
If one sees the girl turn to the left, then one is left brain predominant
Below are the tendency of the left and right brain predominant characteristics. Note that, if one is a right brain predominant it doesn’t mean that one doesn’t have the left brain characteristics at all, it’s just one has more tendency to have the right brain characteristics than the left, and vice versa.
| Left Brain | Right Brain |
| Logic | Intuitive |
| Rational | Feeling |
| Reality based (outsight) | Perception based (insight) |
| Recalling the past | Imagining the future |
| Tends to understand things implicitly with concepts | Tends to understand things explicitly with examples |
| Think sequentially | Think randomly |
| Analytical | Creative, art, music |
| Implement | Create |
| Understand | Believe |
| Detail oriented by focusing on small parts | End result oriented by focusing on picture of end result |
| Willingness | Desire |
| Math & Science | Philosophical, Religion, Spirituality |
| Business | Love |
| Form necessities | Form possibilities |
| Words and languages | Symbol, images and visual |
| Safe | Risk taking |
| Plan first before do | Direct doing it to get experience |
| Speak quickly | Speak slowly |
7 Comments on “Left Brain and Right Brain Functions”
Hello,
I like your article. I don’t understand “To test, combine both of the hand palms to make a fist.” I would like to try this but the instructions are unclear.
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Hello Faizal thanks for your comment, I have put another way to test the brain predominant, see the girl above.
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This example was great. I see it moving clockwise, which is right I’m assuming.
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Cool article. Granted, your methods say I’m left brain, and I’ve always considered myself right brained, I like to think that I have a bit of both!
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The example with the rotating girl is amazing. I can see her moving both ways, but i dunno how my brain’s doing that.
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