Many teachers and parents know neuroscience, the study of how the brain functions and develops, is important for children's ...

But is there any truth to this theory? And does the brain even have a dominant half? Today, we take a look at facts and myths surrounding left- and right-brained people. What is the left brain and ...

So, where does this myth come from ... Several pathways connect the left and right sides (hemispheres) of the brain and work ...

MYTH: An apple a day keeps the doctor away ... for example), but studies have never found overall left- or right-brain dominance in individuals. Sperm whales have the largest brain of all animals ...

Creatives engage a unique brain network for expansive imaginative thinking that allows for creative problem-solving and novel solutions.

Academics may be tempted to wonder whether those who continue to spread this stubborn myth really do use less of their brains than the rest of us. A more optimistic view, however, is that brain ...

Another enduring idea is we have personality traits that are either right-brained (intuitive and creative) or left-brained (analytical and logical) The harm in this myth comes from students ...

Another enduring idea is we have personality traits that are either right-brained (intuitive and creative) or left-brained (analytical and logical) The harm in this myth comes from students ...

myboys/ Shutterstock Myth 2: 'students are either left or right brained' Another enduring idea is we have personality traits that are either right-brained (intuitive and creative) or left-brained ...