Human Growth and Development / Unit 5 HGD 0606 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Lateralization and Handedness
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The idea
The left hemisphere typically handles language, and the right handles emotional expression, music and visual-spatial relations, but the hemispheres always work together.
In practice
About ten percent of children, across cultures, preferring the left hand.
Where people slip
The misconception is that people are left-brained or right-brained. No one thinks with one hemisphere alone.
Your place on the trail
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