you might find this worth checking out:

https://www.amazon.com/Master-His-Emissary-Divided-Western/d...

he had to address this issue in the preface. The topic became a research career-ender after getting picked up by pop culture, but we do have solid science on hemispheric differences. The pop culture picture is, indeed, pretty wrong.

It turns out that functions don't lateralize that strongly; they both tend to have the same capabilities, but operate differently.

Thanks. Reminds me of this book, which I also highly recommend in the same vein: http://www.amazon.com/The-Master-His-Emissary-Divided/dp/030... .