Republicans use only half of their brains/ dems use both sides

[SoCalDem]

Right Brain vs. Left Brain

Definition

This theory of the structure and functions of the mind suggests that the two different sides of the brain control two different “modes” of thinking. It also suggests that each of us prefers one mode over the other.



Experimentation has shown that the two different sides, or hemispheres, of the brain are responsible for different manners of thinking. The following table illustrates the differences between left-brain and right-brain thinking:


Left Brain

Logical-Sequential

Rational

Analytical

Objective

Looks at parts
...........................................................


Right Brain

Random

Intuitive

Holistic Synthesizing

Subjective

Looks at wholes

[DavidDvorkin]

1. Pseudo science.

[JoePhilly]

2. GOP only seems to use the "bottom half" ... not so much the grey matter.

Fear, attack ... mid-brain driven, lower functions.

[DearAbby]

4. the reptile brain

fight or flight

[JoePhilly]

8. +1

[KamaAina]

3. 1/2 * 0 = 0

:P

[Angry Dragon]

5. I see nothing in the picture of the brain that the

radical republican right uses ........

[Odin2005]

6. This is garbage pseudoscience.

[LeftishBrit]

7. I'm afraid that this is based on what is sometimes called 'neuromyths'

The hemispheres do not have fundamentally different cognitive styles and personalities in the way that's often implied. There are some important differences between the hemispheres: the left hemisphere in most people controls language, and the right is more involved in spatial awareness. It is also true that in visual processing, there is a tendency for the left hemisphere to be better at perceiving features and the right hemisphere at perceiving wholes - though this is not cut-and-dried. However, it is *not* the case that the left hemisphere is analytical and logical, and the right hemisphere intuitive and creative. Both hemispheres are heavily involved in all complex mental tasks, whether 'logical' or 'creative' (the two are not mutually exclusive in any case). Nor do most people consistently 'prefer' one to the other, insofar as they can be divided; it tends to depend on the task and context.