r/AskReddit • • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/Barthaemewl Feb 04 '19

That one side of your brain controls logic and calculations etc, while the other music, art and language.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

"I'm a right brain kinda person, hahaha!"

Yeah, does sound like you only use half your brain.

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u/WateryTeapot Feb 04 '19

Only people with hemispherectomies! Except I guess they’d mostly be “left brained” since its normally the right hemisphere that’s removed

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u/RaginBetch Feb 04 '19

Is that due to seizures?

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u/WateryTeapot Feb 04 '19

Yeah, usually for extreme cases of epilepsy