right brain

English

Noun

right brain (plural right brains)

1. The right cerebral hemisphere; the part of the brain popularly associated with creativity.
   • 2005, Daniel H. Pink, A Whole New Mind, Riverhead Books, page 15:

     And the secret to seeing—really seeing—was quieting the bossy know-it-all left brain so the mellower right brain could do its magic.

Coordinate terms

• left brain

Derived terms

• right-brained
• right-brainer

Translations

right cerebral hemisphere

• Finnish: oikea aivopuolisko
• French: hémisphère droit m, cerveau droit (fr) m
• Japanese: 右脳 (unō)