Are People Really Left-Brained or Right-Brained?

SciShow explains how some great, Nobel-winning research into the human brain turned into a meme of misunderstanding that lasted for decades.

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[sebcrakpot]

My left brain knew it all along, my right brain is shocked.

[daisymac]

If you think about it...the brain named itself.

[Darasilverdragon]

How meta, that we have an organ capable of analyzing itself

[lovasz]

Its funny how some people think they only use one part of their brain.

[jonesthemoblin]

It's kind of like the myth that you only use 10% of your brain and the rest is just sitting there doing nothing.

[silkthyme]

thank you hank for debunking this myth! i hate it so much it's so stupid.

[coolsebastian]

Thanks for referencing Johnlock - made me smile!

[CypherActual]

I would really like to see an episode on neural plasticity. That idea also somewhat debunks the whole brain side myth

[lunamystery]

When I first heard about this, I laughed. I'm both creative and logical

[shaunaaaah]

I tend to take anything in the pop versions of various disciplines with a handful of salt.

[FreakigesSternchen]

"being good at math doesn't necessarily make you bad at writing fanfiction" thank god i like both

[vijaynyaya]

You quoted the sources! I love your channel.

[creativityjune]

Thanks for making  a video on this subject Hank! As someone who loves creative writing, drawing and painting but is also a great math and science student this misconception always upset me. 

[Teen-Conor]

I thought I was left brained because I'm so analytical, smart and I speak several languages. But then I thought I was right brained because I have a perfect imagination, artistic eyes and ever flowing inspiration.
I'm just so perfect

[Hewene]

I'd love to see on brain scan how foreigners process other languages they're learning and then years later they could go to an other scan to see if anything has changed in time.

[katiehart]

Everyone is always so confused when they hear that I'm majoring in both math and theatre, because "those are in totally different areas of the brain." Thanks, Hank.

[TOTLUNIALAYSHUN]

Thank you for creating such a well-informed show! I'm a psych major and I just had a lecture on this a few weeks ago. :)

[benaaronmusic]

"The truth is, it's complicated."
-Every John Green Crash Course History.

[erinckodre]

As an art major and long time viewer of scishow, I love this video!

[the_lyrical_woodsman]

Theres no doubting that THIS guy had his morning coffee!
Looking great Hank keep it up!