Right Hemisphere Brain Functions

Emotional Processing: Highly involved in processing emotional information, both in expressing emotions and recognizing emotions in others. Emotion words are better remembered when heard in the left ear.
Sense of Humor: A significant component of our sense of humor resides in the right hemisphere. Telling jokes to the left ear may increase the likelihood of laughter.
Interpretation & Melody: Proficient at interpreting story meanings, voice intonations, and picking up song melodies.
Verbal Abilities: Possesses some verbal abilities; for instance, split-brain individuals can draw pictures of words spoken to their left ear using their left hand.
Damage Impact: Damage can lead to deficits in understanding others' thoughts and the full meaning of verbal statements.