Saturday, December 01, 2007

Right Brain/Left Brain

This is pretty cool. From the D-Ring:

The Right Brain vs Left Brain test … do you see the dancer turning clockwise or counter-clockwise?

If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa.

Most of people see the dancer turning counter-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it.

LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and past
math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safe
RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses feeling
“big picture” oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can “get it” (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking
I saw it turning clockwise. Looks like my choice of political science has been validated, as well as my risk taking habits. I was able to see it spinning the other way, but only if I really concentrated. Showed it to my roommate who came out to declare that it was impossible for it to be spinning clockwise, at which point it reversed for me. I had to really concentrate to see it spinning clockwise again.

Weird.