Friday, October 12, 2007

right v. left


http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22492511-5005375,00.html

The Right Brain vs Left Brain test ... do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise? If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa. Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it.

FUNCTIONS OF:


LEFT BRAIN.......................RIGHT BRAIN



uses logic..................................................Uses feelings

detail oriented.........................."big picture" oriented

facts rule...........................................Imagination rules

words and language....................Symbols and Images

present and past............................Present and future

math and science...................Philosophy and Religion

can comprehend...................Can 'get it' (i.e. meaning)

knowing...........................................................Believes

acknowledges............................................Appreciates

order/pattern perception................Spatial perception

knows object name.....................Knows object function

reality based..............................................Fantasy based

forms strategies..............................Presents possibilities

practical.............................................................Impetuous

safe.....................................................................Risk taking

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

hey this is awesome! The only thing is that the qualities of the right and left seem to be opposite of what I usually hear- the left brains usually shows all the qualities listed under "right" brain...maybe i am wrong, but i liked this

Anonymous said...

anonymous is michelle btw