Monday, October 15, 2007

The Right Brain vs Left Brain

I know several of my friends have posted this, but it is really cool. So I'm posting it as well!

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

I see her spinning clockwise. I can make her switch directions, but she always starts out as clockwise.

How do you see her spinning?

2 comments:

敗者 said...

I see clockwise... can't make her change directions either. Though very few of those "right brain" functions apply to me, while pretty much all of the "left brain" ones apply.

Risk taking, impetuous... yeah right.

Luke said...

I've spent at least a half-hour in the past month trying to make her go counter-clockwise. Guess what...today was the day! The trick is to stare at the very bottom of the pic. I guess my left brain works, after all. Good to know.