While it might seem like we have a good grasp on the human brain, there is a lot we still don't know. We have come a long way — Ancient Egyptians thought the brain was useless, and Aristotle theorized ...

The questions revolving around right-brained people and left-brained people have gone on since the 1980s. People have discussed this topic, written books about it, and made several conclusions ...

At the fictional Hogwarts school for witchcraft and wizardry in the Harry Potter series, students are sorted into different school houses by a magic hat based on their personalities. Similarly, in ...

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Many teachers and parents know neuroscience, the study of how the brain functions and develops, is important for children's education. Brain development is recommended as part of teacher education in ...

VERIFY viewer Judy emailed us asking if online tests like this one, which claims people who see the horse walking backward are right-brained and people who see it walking forward are left-brained, are ...

Somewhere between art class and algebra, most of us learn–probably after struggling in one area and excelling in the other–which “side” of our brain is dominant. You are either left brained or right ...

The right side of the brain used to be seen as the prime holder of creativity. In recent years, connectivity between the two hemispheres has been linked to creative thought. But a recent Harvard study ...