Instead, enhanced skills or difficulties have more to do with how the two sides of thebrainwork together.
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Left and Right Brain Differences
The two hemispheres of thecerebrumserve different purposes.
Neither side of the brain is more or less intelligent than the other, though.
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They each focus on different roles, such as creativity or logic.
Additionally, they both work together to perform tasks and carry out functions.
Neither side of the brain is more or less intelligent than the other.
What Is a So-Called Left-Brained Person Like?
What Are So-Called Right-Brained Thinkers Good At?
There are personality tests and evaluations to test for right-brain or left-brain dominance.
However, these tests do not assess each hemisphere’s strengths.
In reality, both sides work together, and stronger skills result from the two hemispheres working well together.
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