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Human Brain
The left and right brain. How they impact learning.
Amberlee Hoagland
12.20.2012
COLL100
Diane Roberts

The human brain is a miracoulus organ.It is the main sorce where we get our creativie and logical thinking from. Many scientists and people agree in the left and right brain theory that our right and left hemispheres of our brain have two separate sides that do different types of thinking.Left being logic or critical thinking and the right being more creative and intuitive. They also believe that i has an impact on learning.

The brain is the most remarkable and perhaps the most complex of all the organs in the human body. The Brain tells you when to sleep, when you are in pain, and anything else you need to do. Not only does the brain function 24/7 ,even while you are sleeping, it also teaches you and absorbs things that you learn day to day along with memories. Do you remember what you ate for dinner last night? Or your first kiss? Well my friend thats all thanks to your Big beautiful brain! The brain is divided into two hemispheres, the right and the left. and believe it or not one is always more dominant than the other.

In the right side of the brain Imagination rules! The right brain is creative Impetuous and memory focused. This side of the brain is what would default if you were painting or spending time with your family. This creates and stores your most precious memories and feelings. This side also is why when you look at an object and it is familiar and you know its functions. Our Mr right is also fantasy based. I believe that for most of your childhood the right side of the brain is dominant because children are always making stories and playing pretend. This must be why children cannot vote or drink until a certain “adult” age. Most Adults who are have right brain dominance have a learning style that is more hands on and visual than most learning styles. This means that when you are in a classroom setting you will learn and pick up faster



References: 1 http://www.leapingfromthebox.com/art/kmg/learningstyles2.html 2 http://www.learning-styles-online.com/overview/ 3http://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/24/science/left-vs-right-brain-function-tied-to-hormone-in-the-womb.html?pagewanted=all NOTE: I did not use reference number three i just thought you might to take a look at the article it is very interesting. i wanted to find a way to tie it in but reading it was better and you would be reading for a while :)

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