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eople have scientifically studied the divide between the left and right hemispheres of the human brain since the 1860s. Around that time, Pierre Paul Broca studied a patient nicknamed “Tan” who developed a lesion in his left brain, which shut down his verbal linguistic center. Further research revealed that the left and right sides of the brain control opposite characteristics of the mind. The left side controls linguistic, logical and factual functions while the right side is more concerned with intuitive and creative functions.

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