Left Brain & Right Brain Hemisphere Overview

The Metaphor: “The brain is—in fact it has to be—a metaphor of the world. … In terms of the metaphor of the Master and his emissary, the Master realises the need for an emissary to do certain work on his behalf (which he, the Master, must not involve himself with) and report back to him. That is why he appoints the emissary in the first place. The emissary, however, knowing less than the Master, thinks he knows everything and considers himself the real Master, thus failing to carry out his duty to report back. The right hemisphere’s view is inclusive, ‘both/and’, synthetic, integrative; it realises the need for both. The left hemisphere’s view is exclusive, ‘either/or’, analytic and fragmentary – but, crucially, unaware of what it is missing. It therefore thinks it can go it alone … The work of the left hemisphere needs to be integrated with that of the right hemisphere, that is all. The left hemisphere is the Master’s most prized counsellor, his valued emissary.”

Myth Busting:

The Fundamental Left Brain Right Brain Difference:

How (not What):

Right Brain → Left Brain → Right Brain Progression:

Iain McGilchrist’s Thesis:

The Connection Between Left Brain & Right Brain (Corpus Callosum):

The tension: