Study Debunks Myth of Right-Brained, Left-Brained Personality Types

The oft-told labels of being right-brained (logical, detail-oriented, analytical) and left-brained (creative, thoughtful, subjective) have pervaded personality assessments for years. However, research from neuroscientists at the University of Utah suggests that there is no evidence substantiating the idea that people are either right-brained or left-brained. Debunking the belief that some individuals used the right side of their brains more than their left and vice versa, a two-year study used brains scans and identified networks in both sides of the brain that process lateralized functions. “It’s absolutely true that some brain functions occur in one or the other side of the brain. Language tends to be on the left, attention more on the right. But people don’t tend to have a stronger left- or right-sided brain network. It seems to be determined more connection by connection, ” the study’s lead author said. Click here to read the full story.