On a short video platform, searching for keywords such as "left and right brain" and "brain test" will pop up many small videos about brain test, such as watching an image. If you see clockwise rotation, it means you have brain thinking, and counterclockwise rotation means you have left brain thinking. There are also video bloggers who say that the left brain is mainly responsible for abstract thinking and the right brain is mainly responsible for image thinking; In these test videos, there will be a test link to test which of the left and right brains is more flexible. ...
The reporter saw that in the comment area, many netizens expressed their views, and most of them believed in it. Some people even say that their temper and personality are related to the unbalanced development of the brain.
So, are these tests scientifically based? Do our brains have left and right brain partitions, and how do they work together? Can left and right brain development produce different personality traits?
Myth: The left brain is responsible for abstract thinking and the right brain is responsible for image thinking.
Truth: The brain is functionally divided, but not according to the left and right brain.
The concept of division of labor between left brain and right brain was really established in 1950s. Scientists conducted brain division experiments on animals and found that when all the connections between the left and right brains of animals were cut off, these animals still lived normally. Further research shows that the left and right brains have their own sensory, cognitive and memory functions, that is to say, the left brain has the function of the right brain, and the right brain also has the function of the left brain, but each has its own division of labor and emphasis.
Myth: Left and right brains work independently.
Truth: Everything is done by the left and right brains.
Myth: Left-handed people have higher intelligence than ordinary people.
Truth: the level of intelligence is related to whether the left and right brains can work together efficiently.
Many people once thought that left-handed people were geniuses; There are also many preschool education institutions that claim to promote children's intellectual development under the guise of whole brain development; There are even rumors that Mozart effect exists in the brain, that is, listening to Mozart or other classical music often can improve learning and memory ability.
In Yang's view, these are all "neuromyths", that is, misunderstandings or exaggerated explanations of brain science research results. "People's intelligence level is largely related to whether the left and right brains can work together efficiently, rather than depending on one side. Whether they can cooperate is one of the most important indicators. "