Hemispheric Asymmetry What's Right and What's Left |
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| Author:
| Hellige, Joseph B. |
| Series title: | Perspectives in Cognitive Neuroscience Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-00559-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2001 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $52.00 |
Book Description:
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Is "right-brain" thought essentially creative, and "left-brain" strictly logical? Joseph B. Hellige argues that this view is far too simplistic. Surveying extensive data in the field of cognitive science, he disentangles scientific facts from popular assumptions about the brain's two hemispheres.
Is "right-brain" thought essentially creative, and "left-brain" strictly logical? Joseph B. Hellige argues that this view is far too simplistic. Surveying extensive data in the field of cognitive science, he disentangles scientific facts from popular assumptions about the brain's two hemispheres.