Whole Brain/Left Brain/Right Brain

Team 2Stephen, Josh, Anna & Kristian

Introduction• Our brain is divided into two halves, as most of us know: the left and right side. Each side

processes information very differently than the other, and the biggest difference is the visual aspect.

• The right side of the brain looks at visual reference as a whole, whether it be a landscape, object, or piece of artwork, and then works its way into noticing finer details.

• The left side on the other hand, first sees the details and puts them together to form the bigger picture.

• Our brains use both of these sides, mixing and matching each side’s abilities for a fully-functional human brain. However, each of us has a dominant side that leans more towards the behaviors of that respected side.

Right Brain• Those with a right-side dominant brain depend more on visual

references for understanding and are often times visual learners.

• They are more emotional, swayed by feelings, and are able to better understand and reflect on these feelings. Furthermore, right-brained thinkers are very intuitive and curious about the world.

• Finally, as a down side, they tend to be disorganized, lacking in time-management, and unable to prioritize well.

Left Brain• The left brain is the side that handles organization and logic.

• Because of this, those that have a dominant left side are also very organized; they prefer schedules and deadlines, and love rules and regulations. They are more auditory learners, and are better at using words to remember things rather than visual aids.

• They process ideas in a step-by-step, algorithmic way, and are therefore less prone to error.

Creative• As one may have probably already guessed, those with dominance in

the right brain may be more naturally creative.

• Right brained people may lean more towards abstract art, because of its lack of order and disorganization. Abstraction also gives no boundaries, so it can be considered more ‘outside-the-box’, or creative.

ReferencesBlogs.gartner.com, (2015). [online] Available at: http://blogs.gartner.com/kirsten-newbold-knipp/files/2015/03/Left-Right-Brain.jpg [Accessed 3 Nov. 2015].

Webdesigner Depot, (2015). Understanding Your Brain for Better Design: Left vs. Right. [online] Available at: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/11/understanding-your-brain-for-better-design-left-vs-right/ [Accessed 3 Nov. 2015].

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