Medical science is always changing. Concepts regarding health and biological function that were once thought to be true are no longer supported. One misconception from the past is left versus right brain theory. While the idea is still discussed in pop culture, scientists and psychologists have discredited the notion of a strictly dichotomous brain. Current thinking is that while particular activity is higher in certain regions, both hemispheres are typically more or less equal in their activity. Below is a brief look into this school of thought on left and right brain dominance.

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