left brain

noun

1. the cerebral hemisphere on the left side of the corpus callosum, controlling activity on the right side of the body: in humans, usually showing some degree of specialization for language and calculation.

left brain

noun

1. 1. the left hemisphere of the human brain, which is believed to control linear and analytical thinking, decision-making, and language
   2. ( as modifier )

      a left-brain activity

left brain

/ lĕft /

1. The cerebral hemisphere located on the left side of the corpus callosum. The left brain controls activities on the right side of the body, and in humans, usually controls speech and language functions. The thought processes of logic and calculation are generally associated with the left brain.

left brain

1. A popular term that describes the analytic, rational, and straight-line-thinking functions of the left half of the cerebral cortex . ( Compare right brain ; see brain .)

Example Sentences

Shrouded in mystery and rationalized with concepts of love and attraction, we rarely apply left brain thinking to the big O.

From The Daily Beast

The reason for this is that the left brain works with whatever becomes conscious, but consciousness is the ultimate slow poke.

From The Daily Beast

The funny thing, however, is that the stories the left brain produces are largely if not entirely wrong.

From The Daily Beast