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.
Compare right brain.
Examples from the web for left brain
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British Dictionary definitions for left brain

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 in Medicine

left brain n.
The cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum, controlling the right side of the body.

left brain in Science
left brain
  (lěft)   
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 in Culture

left brain definition


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.)