Thanks everyone, seems that a few will party over about any question, what a great group!!
Lee once again you have used your Right brain to present a great response, however when I forward this to my daughter she will say it came from your left brain. I know not which, only wish I had some of it for my personal use!! John On Oct 29, 2012, at 4:12 PM, Lee Larson wrote: > On Oct 28, 2012, at 9:57 PM, John Robinson wrote: > >> My question. All my life I have thought the scientific, the technical, the >> mathematical were considered RIGHT BRAINED folks while those on the "artsy" >> side of life were considered LEFT BRAINED. My daughter mentioned that it >> was just the opposite, I disagreed and began a search to find BOTH answers, >> I couldn't believe I was not able to find a definitive, nail it on the wall >> answer. >> >> So, Lee, are the folks like yourself considered Right or Left Brained, while >> those as myself that dwell in a cloud somewhere are undoubtedly the opposite? > > I've been interested in this, and have read several books about how the > physiology of the brain affects psychology. (My favorites are The Tell-Tale > Brain by V. S. Ramachandran and any of the books by Steven Pinker.) I’m far > from an expert, but as far as I can tell, this left-brain, right-brain stuff > has been exaggerated by the popular press far beyond what the scientists > actually claim. > > This is an area where it's nearly impossible to set up controlled experiments > on normal brains for obvious reasons. Until recently, much of the science has > been done on people with severe epilepsy whose cerebral hemispheres were > surgically separated as a treatment, or other people with severe brain > injuries. Who knows what other abnormalities were present. > > My feeling is that everybody uses both sides of the brain and the locations > (if any) of logic/art/creativity are a lot more complicated than the articles > in Popular Psychology would lead you to believe. > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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