The brain is a dicotomous puzzle. The left hemisphere of the brain controls the movement on the right side of your body. The right hemisphere of the brain controls the left side of your body. So, the left side of your brain is, really controlling the work that your right hand is doing.

The right side of the human brain (right cerebral hemisphere) takes care of visual patterns and spatial relationships. While, the left side (left cerebral hemisphere) takes care of language and logic.

Emotions can also be categorized as left and right brain. Positive emotions are connected to the left side of your brain while negative emotions such as sadness, anxiety, depression, are connected to the right side of your brain.

Popular or “pop” psychology would deem you “right-brained” or “left-brained” depending on whether you feel you are artistic or technically inclined. If you are more of an artist such as a painter, sculptor, photographer, you likely have a tendency towards being more right-brained. Writers, mathematicians, engineers have a tendency towards the left-brain.

You don’t have to stereotype yourself into any category. In fact, those of us who can better balance both sides of our brain will have a more successful outcome on whatever needs to be achieved.

The hemispheres of your brain are constantly working with each other so you don’t have to worry about consciously getting them to work together. But, try to find a good balance between the two hemispheres and you will find that you have a greater chance of succeeding.

For instance: If you want to be better at sports, you can use visualization techniques to imagine yourself playing the game. This technique is useful because, while the left half of the brain is working out the mechanics of the game, the right side of the cerebral cortex is creating the vision of the movement.