>>>>I was a bit worried about my ability to see the dancer
> going in both directions and then swinging her leg from side to side.
I think being able to use both sides of the brain is a good thing.
If we're training a horse (or riding, or whatever), depending on which
side of the brain is our dominant side, we "view" the horse and his
actions / responses a certain way. Someone who uses the opposite side
of the brain might view the same action differently.
That would, of course, affect *our* response to the horse's action.
The left side of the brain is often thought of as the logical,
thinking side.
Left brained people are good at, or they like, things that are done in
the left brain.
* Good at math
* Like to read
* Very Logical
* Like to read realistic stories
* Usually rational
* Usually do things in a planned orderly way
* Good at algebra
* Can remember verbal material
* Almost never absent minded
* Like to tell stories but not act them out
* Can think better sitting down
* Attentive during long verbal explanations
* Prefer well structured assignments over open ended ones
* Read for specific details and facts
* Skilled at sequencing ideas
* Likes to be Organized
Right brained people tend to be more creative, dreamers:
* Good at sports
* Good at art
* Enjoy clowning around
* Like to read fantasy and mystery stories
* Can listen to music or TV while studying
* Fun to dream about things that will probably never happen
* Enjoy making up own drawings and images
* Like organizing things to show relation
* Occasionally absentminded
* Like to act out stories
* Enjoy interacting affectively with others
* Think better when lying down
* Become restless during long verbal explanations
* Enjoy creative storytelling
* Prefer to learn through free exploration
* Good at recalling spatial imagery
* Skilled in showing relationships between ideas
* Preference for summarizing over outlining
* Solve problems intuitively
* Very Spontaneous and unpredictable
While all of us probably have traits from each side of the brain, we
can probably categorize ourselves as either pre-dominantly left or
right brained.
Judy
