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

His 25-year-old son Jordan was left brain dead almost 3 years ago after a hit-and-run.

From Science Magazine

Those who have a stroke in their left brain hemisphere, which serves as the center of language processing in most people, are particularly vulnerable.

From Scientific American

“These days, we have phones calling all the time, and interruptions, which is exactly what keeps us stuck in the left brain. It stops us from being creative.”

From Washington Post

A one-year-old boy who was left brain damaged when he was found face down in a bath can have his ventilator removed, a High Court judge ruled.

From BBC

"We're not trying to be completely logical or left brain about this, we want you to be moved on a kind of infrared, right brain level and not even know why you're moved."

From Salon