Until a few years ago, it was believed that there was a relationship between the cerebral hemispheres and the personality. Thus, in general terms, it was stated that if a person “developed” one hemisphere more than the other, they would have more facilities for science or the arts.
Therefore, people could be classified into “artistic” and “scientific”. Each group was attributed a series of characteristics and, as it is possible to intuit, there was no middle ground.
So it was easy to fall for etiquette and self-fulfilling prophecy: I’m bad at math; that means that my left hemisphere is less developed. Therefore I have more artistic or literary tendencies.
Nowadays, thanks to science, the relationships between the cerebral hemispheres and the personality have been partially revealed. Nothing is as we thought we knew.
Characteristics for each of the cerebral hemispheres
Right hemisphere: it is associated with creativity, intuition, passions, art, emotions and feelings. Therefore, artistic, sensitive, detail-oriented people belong to this group.
Left hemisphere: it is associated with logic, order, science, the capacity for reflection, analysis and control. Therefore, practical and organized people belong to this group.
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