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I've heard that 25% of left handed people process language in the right hemisphere of their brains instead of the right side like most people. Does this mean that other processes usually in the right hemisphere occur instead in the left, effectively "flipping" the brain? If so, does this only occur in part of the brain or all? All lobes or only some? Are the sensory and motor strips also flipped?
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i'm left - handed, so i should be able to give you a decent answer.
most people process language in the left hemisphere of their brain, but lefties actually use both hemispheres.
most lefties are right brained instead of left brained, which means they are more imaginative instead of logical. right brained people are rare.
as far as i know, left - handed people use their brain in the same way as right - handed people, but most of the time, the right side of our brain is dominant.
scientists haven't even begun to divulge into how the human brain works, but i'm pretty sure senses and whatnot remain the same.
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Thank you for your comment.
I'm also left handed, not that it matters in this case. You see, I'm writing a story in which the main character is hit, losing his left eye and damaging his frontal, parietal, and (to a lesser extent) temporal lobe. But that's neither here nor there...
As to your comment, I was confused about a few things. For one, the statistics I had heard said that about 50% of left handed people processed language with their left hemisphere, like most people, 25% did this with their right hemisphere, and only 25% of left handed people process language with both.
Also, I had heard that left handed people were more logical rather than imaginitve. Albiet, this is from a somewhat shaky source, I still wish to bring it to your attention.
Once again, thank you for your comment. I will consider it when writing my book.
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