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The article in which I chose to examine is called Right Brain, Left Brain:

Fact and Fiction, written by Jerre Levy. In the past fifteen years or so

there has been a lot of talk of left brain and right brain people. Levy's

reason for righting this article was clearly to stop the misconceptions and

show the truth about how our brain hemispheres operate.

Levy first explores the myth of the left brain and right brain theory.

She states that generally people see the left hemisphere of the brain

controlling logic and language and the right, creativity and intuition. In

addition people differ in their styles of thought, depending on which half

of the brain is dominant. She believes that most of what these notions

state is farce.

Next the article explores the history of this fascination of the left and

right hemispheres of the brain. Apparently the study of this aspect of the

brain traces back to time of Hippocrates. Levy weaves in and out of the

various theories......

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