right brain

noun

: the right cerebral hemisphere of the human brain especially when viewed in terms of its predominant thought processes (such as creativity and intuitive thinking)
right-brained adjective

Examples of right brain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the end, our right brains were satisfied with the Passat in hard, cold, objective terms, and our left brains were smitten with its character and personality. Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2023 Talking about the balance between heart and logic, or emotion and scientific thinking — that kind of left brain/right brain dichotomy. Ryan Reed, Spin, 15 Aug. 2023 Traditionally this difference has been simplified in terms of ‘left brain’ versus ‘right brain’ thinkers. Mark Soares, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2023 For instance, among strongly left-handed people, a higher number use parts of their right brain for language processing. Kate Golembiewski, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2022 See all Example Sentences for right brain 

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Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of right brain was in 1970

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“Right brain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20brain. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Medical Definition

right brain

noun
: the right cerebral hemisphere of the human brain especially when viewed in terms of its predominant thought processes (as creativity and intuitive thinking)
right-brained adjective
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