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  2. Emotional lateralization - Wikipedia

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    [n 10] The right middle temporal gyrus, right brainstem, left hippocampus, right cerebellum, right fuisform gyrus, and left lingual gyrus were also activated during fearful stimuli. Activation of multiple brain regions both indicates that emotions are processed in many parts of the brain and that emotions are complex.

  3. Lateralization of brain function - Wikipedia

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    The concept of "right-brained" or "left-brained" individuals is considered a widespread myth which oversimplifies the true nature of the brain's cerebral hemispheres (for a recent counter position, though, see below). Proof leading to the "mythbuster" of the left-/right-brained concept is increasing as more and more studies are brought to light.

  4. The Master and His Emissary - Wikipedia

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    The 608-page book is about the specialist hemispheric functioning of the brain. The differing world views of the right and left brain (the "Master" and "Emissary" in the title, respectively) have, according to the author, shaped Western culture since the time of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, and the growing conflict between these views has implications for the way the modern world is ...

  5. The Happiness Hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    left brain vs. right brain (lateralisation of brain function) old brain vs. new brain (frontal cortex) controlled vs. automatic; Haidt focuses on this last division, between the conscious/reasoned processes and automatic/implicit processes. His metaphor is a rider on the back of an elephant in which the conscious mind is the rider and the ...

  6. Fact check: Photo of a sneaker does not reveal which side of ...

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    A 2017 image of a sneaker that recently resurfaced falsely claims to show which side of your brain is more dominant depending on the color you see.

  7. Biology and political orientation - Wikipedia

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    A positive relationship between the size of the amygdala and right-wing political views was found but at approximately a third of the effect size of the original study (r = 0.068 vs r = 0.23). The study also did not find a replication of the original finding of a positive relationship between a larger volume of grey matter in the anterior ...

  8. Bicameral mentality - Wikipedia

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    Bicameral mentality is a hypothesis introduced by Julian Jaynes who argued human ancestors as late as the ancient Greeks did not consider emotions and desires as stemming from their own minds but as the consequences of actions of gods external to themselves.

  9. Brain asymmetry - Wikipedia

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    The left and right hemispheres are associated with different functions and specialize in interpreting the same data in different ways, referred to as lateralization of the brain. The left hemisphere is associated with language and calculations, while the right hemisphere is more closely associated with visual-spatial recognition and facial ...