# The left brain vs. right brain myth

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Elizabeth Waters
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain, History, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_waters_the_left_brain_vs_right_brain_myth)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The human brain is visibly split into a left and right side. This structure has inspired one of the most pervasive ideas about the brain: that the left side controls logic and the right side controls creativity. And yet, this is a myth, unsupported by scientific evidence. So how did this idea come about, and what does it get wrong? Elizabeth Waters looks into this long held misconception. \[Directed by Daniel Gray, narrated by Addison Anderson\].

## Lectures

1. [The left brain vs. right brain myth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/elizabeth_waters_the_left_brain_vs_right_brain_myth/3b68c141a77f), 4 min (TED's player)