BRAIN / INDEPENDENT SIDES AND FUNCTIONS

THE BRAIN / INDEPENDENT SIDES AND FUNCTIONS

To give you a better idea of the differences between the 2 sides

of the Brain, here is a list borrowed from Robert E. Ornstein.

I thought that this text would assist those who were interested.

THE LEFT SIDE THE RIGHT SIDE

Connected to the right side Connected to the left side

of the body, and the right of the body, and the left

side of each eye’s vision. side of each eye’s vision.

Deals with imputs one Demands ready integration

at a time. of many inputs at once.

Processes information in a Processes information more

lineal and sequential mode diffusely. Has a nonlineal

of operation. and simultaneous mode of

operation.

Deals with time. Responsible Deals with space. Respon-

for the faculty of verbal sible for gestures, facial

expression, or language. and body movements (or)

“Body Language”.. tone of

voice, etc.

Responsible for verbal and Responsible for spatial and

mathematical functions. relational functions;aware-

ness of our bodies; for

sports and dancing; our

orientation in space;

recognition of faces; art-

istic endeavor; musical

ability and recognition of

pitch.

Specializes in memory and Specializes in memory and

recognition of words or recognition of objects, or

numbers. persons, places, and music

etc.

Normally tends to specialize Normally specializes in in-

in logic and analytical rea- tuition and holistic perc-

soning or thinking. eption or thinking.

The seat of reason. The seat of passion and of

dreams.

The crucial side of the brain The crucial side of the

for wordsmiths, mathematicians brain for artists, crafts-

and scientists. people, musicians.

NOTE: It is the right side of the brain, that tends to be

neglected, beginning as children whe we were encouraged

to focus on the three R’s, later as teen-agers when we

were admonished to stop daydreaming, still later as

young adults when everything that seemed important to

us required developing our left-brain talents.

But while we strengthened and nurtured our intellects,

we weakened and all but forgot about the intuitive and

spontaneous side of ourselves. Although it continued to

function, we became insensitive to it.

Fortunately, some people never lost touch with this part

of themselves; among them are those who give us the art

and poetry that embellish our lives.

I trust you can use this information in your quest to see the

potential of the power of the human brain. It has answered

many questions that I’ve had in various areas, and now it makes

sense.