You’ve heard it before: the left hemisphere of the brain is responsible for analysis and logic, while the right hemisphere is the home of art and creativity.

Simple. Catchy. But not really accurate.

The truth is that “no one area of your brain is responsible for creative thought,” as shown in this video from Braincraft. In just over three minutes, this little explainer will help you drop the left brain/right brain narrative and pick up a new paradigm: the default mode network and the executive control network.

Take a look: