Right Brain vs. Left Brain

1. Right Brain vs. Left Brain • Warm up– With out looking at your hands, simultaneously attempt to draw a square with your left hand and a circle with your right hand.

2. Right Brain or Left? Severed Rt and Lt brain? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82tlVcq6E7A Spinning lady http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CEr2GfGilw Spinning disc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S09GImDB5Y 4 dimensional http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:8-cell-simple.gif

3. The Theory • According to the theory of left-brain or right-brain dominance, each side of the brain controls different types of thinking. Additionally, people are said to prefer one type of thinking over the other. For example, a person who is "left-brained" is often said to be more logical, analytical and objective, while a person who is "right-brained" is said to be more intuitive, thoughtful and subjective.

4. The work of Roger Sperry • The right brain-left brain theory grew out of the work of Roger W. Sperry, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1981. While studying the effects of epilepsy, Sperry discovered that cutting the corpus collosum (the structure that connects the two hemispheres of the brain) could reduce or eliminate seizures.

5. Right Brain • According to the left-brain, right-brain dominance theory, the right side of the brain is best at expressive and creative tasks. Some of the abilities that are popularly associated with the right side of the brain include: • •Recognizing faces • •Expressing emotions • •Music • •Reading emotions • •Color • •Images • •Intuition • •Creativity

6. The Left Brain • The left-side of the brain is considered to be adept at tasks that involve logic, language and analytical thinking. The left-brain is often described as being better at: • •Language • •Logic • •Critical thinking • •Numbers • •Reasoning

8. Lets take the Test!!