left brain
noun
: the left cerebral hemisphere of the human brain especially when viewed in terms of its predominant thought processes (such as analytic and logical thinking)
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Malinowski, 53, was left brain dead after being injured in a shootout with officers from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives around 6 a.m. Tuesday.
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Amir Mahmoud, arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2024
Rodriguez, the mother of a baby who was 5 months old at the time of the shooting, was left brain-dead for several days until she was removed from life support.
—Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023
Edward’s mother, left brain damaged by a freak accident, spends all day painting naked in the lounge, unable to connect with the present moment or remember anything about her children’s lives besides their names, and there’s something in Florence’s past.
—Sarah Raphael, refinery29.com, 25 June 2022
Your right brain is creative and your left brain is logical.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2017
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Amir Mahmoud, arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2024
Rodriguez, the mother of a baby who was 5 months old at the time of the shooting, was left brain-dead for several days until she was removed from life support.
—Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023
Edward’s mother, left brain damaged by a freak accident, spends all day painting naked in the lounge, unable to connect with the present moment or remember anything about her children’s lives besides their names, and there’s something in Florence’s past.
—Sarah Raphael, refinery29.com, 25 June 2022
Your right brain is creative and your left brain is logical.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2017
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left brain
noun
: the left cerebral hemisphere of the human brain especially when viewed in terms of its predominant thought processes (as analytic and logical thinking)
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