The human brain looks like the two halves of a walnut. Both halves appear similar, two rounded halves connected at the center. These two halves are called the left and right hemispheres.

The nervous system is connected to the brain in a cross-over fashion. The left hemisphere controls the right half of the body, and right hemisphere controls the left side of the body. If you suffer a stroke or brain damage on the left half of your brain the right half of your body would be most affected. Because of the crossing over of the nervous system the left hand is connected to the right brain and the right hand is connected to th

We now know that although our normal feeling of being one person, our brains are double. In another way, each person has two minds, two conciousnesses, put together by a large bundle of nerve fibers.

The left side of the brain is thought to be the dominant hemisphere by nineteenth century scientist because language is so closely related to thinking, reasoning, and higher mental functions. They also labeled the right hemisphere as the subordinate hemisphere. The basic view was that the right brain was less advanced or less evolved than the left brain.

In addition to the study of left/right separation the scientist also studied the ways each half processed the information. Studies showed that the left brain is verbal and analytic and the right brain is nonverbal and global. The studies also showed that the mode of processing for the right brain is rapid, complex, whole-pattern, spatial, and perceptual.

Based on the studies of the split-brained patients both sides of the brain use high levels of cognitive modes.

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