Illusions
>> Saturday, January 15, 2011
I was thinking about this picture tonight. Holbein's 'The Ambassadors'. There is an anamorphic skull down at the bottom.
That thought led me to this interesting youtube clip: Which side of your brain is more dominant. All 3 of us did it together. HWMBO was a left side, I am right and daughter could switch it around as she chooses. She is completely ambidextrous. It is amusing to watch her write on the left page with her left hand and on the right page with her right hand!
These are the clip comments:
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.
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