Quote:Notice how you can't even counter the fact that you've idiotically conflated the left/right brain personality/thinking dominance theory with the actual functions of the left/right hemispheres.
No conflation. The theory of right/left brain dominance AND right/left brain functions are both myths not supported by actual research:
Q: One idea that's often heard in popular discussions of psychology is that the left brain is the seat of language and more "logical," while the right brain is more creative. Is there any truth to this idea?
A:One problem with answering this question is that we would first have to agree on what "logical" and "creative" even mean. So let's consider a (relatively) more well-defined case: math skills, which are often taken to be part of what the "logical" left hemisphere would be good at.
There are different kinds of math skills, ranging from being able to estimate which of two sets of things has a greater number of items, to counting, to various types of calculations. Research shows that, overall, the abilities that make up math skills arise from processing that takes place in BOTH hemispheres (especially the brain area in each hemisphere that is known as the intraparietal sulcus) and that damage to either hemisphere can cause difficulties with math. A left hemisphere advantage for math is mostly seen for tasks like counting and reciting multiplication tables, which rely heavily on memorized verbal information (thus, not exactly what we think of as "logical"!). And there are right hemisphere advantages on some math-related tasks as well, especially estimating the quantity of a set of objects. This kind of pattern, in which both hemispheres of the brain make critical contributions, holds for most types of cognitive skills. It takes two hemispheres to be logical – or to be creative.
The claim that the left hemisphere is the seat of language, however, is a little different. That idea comes from observations that damage to the left hemisphere (for example, due to a stroke) is often associated with difficulties producing language, a problem known as aphasia. Similar damage to the right hemisphere is much less likely to cause aphasia. In fact, for most people, the left hemisphere does play a much more important role in the ability to speak than the right hemisphere does.
However, this does not mean that the right hemisphere is "nonverbal." My laboratory studies the hemispheres' ability to comprehend (rather than produce) language, and we, like others, have shown that both hemispheres can figure out the meaning of words and sentences – and that they have differing strengths and weaknesses when it comes to comprehending. So, like other complex skills, the ability to understand what we read or what someone is saying to us requires both hemispheres, working together and separately."----
https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2013/1...lationship
So not only were you totally wrong, the whole issue has nothing whatsoever to do with the distinction between intelligence and consciousness that we were discussing. 9_9