left brain right brain thing is entirely exaggerated in popular culture.
http://www.yalescientific.org/2012/04/left-brain-right-brain-an-outdated-argument/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateralization_of_brain_function
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/brain-myths/201206/why-the-left-brain-right-brain-myth-will-probably-never-die
Long story short, both hemispheres figure into the processing of ALL kinds of information, and these doctors are almost certainly full of it. Controversial proposals are an easy way to get your name listed, you know?
http://www.yalescientific.org/2012/04/left-brain-right-brain-an-outdated-argument/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateralization_of_brain_function
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/brain-myths/201206/why-the-left-brain-right-brain-myth-will-probably-never-die
Long story short, both hemispheres figure into the processing of ALL kinds of information, and these doctors are almost certainly full of it. Controversial proposals are an easy way to get your name listed, you know?