The right hemisphere has a more loose orginazational structure than the left hemisphere

In general the left hemisphere is more closely interconnected within itself, and within regions of itself, than the right hemisphere. This is all part of its close focus style, but it is also a reflection at the neural level of the essentially self-referring nature of the world of the left hemisphere: The left hemisphere prioritizes things that it already knows and expects. By contrast, the right hemisphere has a greater degree of myelination, facilitating swift transfer of information between the cortex and centres below the cortex and greater connectivity in general. Functionally its superior integration is evidenced by EEG measures and by the more diffuse but overlapping somatosensory projections (carrying information on touch, pain and body position) and auditory inputs on the right side of the brain.

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References

• Mcgilchrist, Iain. (2010). The Master and His Emissary Chapter 2 What Do the Hemispheres Do (89). London, UK: Yale University Press.

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