If it's not the left side it's the other left. Conversely it could be the other right! On Oct 29, 2012, at 4:41 PM, John Robinson wrote:
> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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