Lefties Aren’t as Creative as We Thought

Lefties Aren’t as Creative as We Thought

The pantheon of artists and musicians is littered with lefties: Vincent van Gogh, Jimi Hendrix, Emily Dickinson, David Bowie, Lady Gaga, to name just a few. In the popular imagination, left-handedness and creative genius have long been linked. In the scientific literature, too. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . This is partly because the right hemisphere of the brain, which lights up with neural activity during …