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Brain Basics Did You Know? 

No, You’re Not Left-Brained or Right-Brained

February 15, 2018February 15, 2018 Joel Frohlich 1 Comment Cerebral, Cerebral hemispheres, Expierments, Fibers, fMRI, Functional MRI, Harry Potter, Hemisphere, Hogwarts, Lateralization, Left, Left brain, Nerve, Nerve fibers, Neuroanatomy, Neuroimaging, Right, Right brain, Split brain, Visuospatial abilities, VS Ramachandran
At the fictional Hogwarts school for witchcraft and wizardry in the Harry Potter series, students are sorted into different school houses by a magic hat based on their personalities. Similarly,… Read more
52 Brain Facts 

Myth or Fact? Artists use their right brain significantly more than their left brain.

November 9, 2015 knowingneurons 0 Comments 52 Brain Facts, Brain, Hemisphere, Left, Right
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Brain Basics Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception 

The Split Brain: Making Two Hemispheres Whole

July 23, 2014March 5, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber 2 Comments Brain, Corpus callosum, Fibers, Hemisphere, Key, Key-Ring, language, Left, Nerves, Optic Chiasm, Perception, Right, Ring, Roger Sperry, See, Split brain, Vision
Admit it!  You’ve taken one of those online quizzes to see if you’re more “right-brained” or “left-brained.”  Too bad it’s all bunk!    Popular culture would have you believe that creative… Read more

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