Most people have a distinct preference for one side or the other (except me, according to all the tests I come out always pretty much in the middle...apparently that's 'whole brained').
Left vs Right
Logical vs Intuitive
Sequential vs Random
Rational vs Holistic
Analytical vs Synthesising
Objective vs Subjective
Looks at parts vs Looks at the whole
Can see straight away that this thesis has similarities with these comparisons.
Logical, sequential, analytical, objective, parts in isolation = the evidence-based design & functional requirements (though obviously not of them)
Intuitive, holistic, synthesising = creation of the atmosphere
The pieces that straddle both sides are probably application of the salutogenic theories, and some of the applied environmental psychology.
However, in reality, these 2 sides of the brain are intimately entwined and cannot cope without the other..So the term 'left brain' or 'right brain' is really just an expression and not a true physiological reality.
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