left brain
noun
: the left cerebral hemisphere of the human brain especially when viewed in terms of its predominant thought processes (such as analytic and logical thinking)
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Her insights focus more on right brain strategy than left brain creativity.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
American culture, society, and education broadly divides people into two separate intellectual camps from childhood: left brain thinkers adept at logic and math and right brained thinkers geared toward creativity.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Malinowski, 53, was left brain dead after being injured in a shootout with officers from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives around 6 a.m. Tuesday.
—Amir Mahmoud, arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2024
Rodriguez, the mother of a baby who was 5 months old at the time of the shooting, was left brain-dead for several days until she was removed from life support.
—Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023
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Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
American culture, society, and education broadly divides people into two separate intellectual camps from childhood: left brain thinkers adept at logic and math and right brained thinkers geared toward creativity.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Malinowski, 53, was left brain dead after being injured in a shootout with officers from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives around 6 a.m. Tuesday.
—Amir Mahmoud, arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2024
Rodriguez, the mother of a baby who was 5 months old at the time of the shooting, was left brain-dead for several days until she was removed from life support.
—Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023
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“Left brain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/left%20brain. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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left brain
noun
: the left cerebral hemisphere of the human brain especially when viewed in terms of its predominant thought processes (as analytic and logical thinking)
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