Do you know which brain hemisphere is your nigh ox?
Watching a television program about how American pioneers trained and employed oxen in the 19th century reminded me of how our brains work.
Like a yoke of oxen, our bilateral brain hemispheres are hitched side-by-side, meeting the world head-on. But also like the bovine, they don’t always pull together.
In addition to their names, oxen are also identified by their position in the yoke: the animal most favored by the driver is the nigh ox, always on the left, while the off ox is always on the...
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