Dear all,
This is FANTASTIC!!!! Worth experiencing. Please try out.
While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand finger. Your foot will change directions (anticlockwise) and there is nothing you can do about it. This will drive you crazy.
Have a crazy day!!
Cheers, Rajat
From India, Pune
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108This is FANTASTIC!!!! Worth experiencing. Please try out.
While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand finger. Your foot will change directions (anticlockwise) and there is nothing you can do about it. This will drive you crazy.
Have a crazy day!!
Cheers, Rajat
From India, Pune
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oh Crap....how did this happen? Rajatji,where did u find abt this?....i am still surprised.... Too good, Regards, Sonit Singh
From India, Hyderabad
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Dear brother Rajat,
This is an interesting experiment. Everyone has realized it. But on the matter of the brain, rewiring is possible. I shall post it in the next post. The rewiring concept is very much necessary for management professionals.
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From India, Delhi
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This is an interesting experiment. Everyone has realized it. But on the matter of the brain, rewiring is possible. I shall post it in the next post. The rewiring concept is very much necessary for management professionals.
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From India, Delhi
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Hi Sonit,
Please call me Rajat and please don't add -ji. I feel like an old man! This was shared by one of the participants during my recent workshop on lateral thinking and creativity in a B-school. Yes, I was amazed and am trying to dive deeper into it. I shall share the same with you all.
Cheers,
Rajat
Dear Dr. Mahanta,
Welcome back to the forum. It's nice to see your post after a long gap. It's a pleasure to read your articles. Surely, we all look forward to your post on rewiring of the brain.
Regards,
Rajat
From India, Pune
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Please call me Rajat and please don't add -ji. I feel like an old man! This was shared by one of the participants during my recent workshop on lateral thinking and creativity in a B-school. Yes, I was amazed and am trying to dive deeper into it. I shall share the same with you all.
Cheers,
Rajat
Dear Dr. Mahanta,
Welcome back to the forum. It's nice to see your post after a long gap. It's a pleasure to read your articles. Surely, we all look forward to your post on rewiring of the brain.
Regards,
Rajat
From India, Pune
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Hi Rajat,
Got it, I will address you as Rajat henceforth. Actually, I saw that you are an honored member and felt that you might be quite older than me, so I would be waiting to see if you find out anything about this because I will also be trying to talk to a few of my friends who are studying medicine.
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Sonit Singh
From India, Hyderabad
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Got it, I will address you as Rajat henceforth. Actually, I saw that you are an honored member and felt that you might be quite older than me, so I would be waiting to see if you find out anything about this because I will also be trying to talk to a few of my friends who are studying medicine.
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Sonit Singh
From India, Hyderabad
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Dear Dr. Mahanta,
Welcome back to the forum. It's nice to see your post after a long gap. It's a pleasure to read your articles. Surely, we all look forward to your post on rewiring of the brain.
Regards,
Rajat
Thank you, brother. I am putting the experiment, that is, leg moving clockwise and hand moving anticlockwise in our ZERO PATHOLOGY GANGA group. When we succeed, I shall post the results here. This is going to add to the knowledge in the newly emerged discipline called NEUROPLASTICITY. Please also see my comments on the topic below on the Chinese population and employment.
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From India, Delhi
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Welcome back to the forum. It's nice to see your post after a long gap. It's a pleasure to read your articles. Surely, we all look forward to your post on rewiring of the brain.
Regards,
Rajat
Thank you, brother. I am putting the experiment, that is, leg moving clockwise and hand moving anticlockwise in our ZERO PATHOLOGY GANGA group. When we succeed, I shall post the results here. This is going to add to the knowledge in the newly emerged discipline called NEUROPLASTICITY. Please also see my comments on the topic below on the Chinese population and employment.
Regards
From India, Delhi
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Hello , Mr. Rajat, That was really incredible. No matter how hard we try , .... It really drives one crazy. Moushmi
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Hello Rajath... Delighted...... and thanks for the expeience.....! But why it happens so??? Any scientific explantion please......? Regards... Prof Radhakrishna M
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Dear all,
My colleague from the medical fraternity forwarded his theory:
First, some science.
We'll keep this light and uncomplicated. Our brain, like the rest of our anatomy, is made up of two halves, a left brain and a right brain. There's a big fold that goes from front to back in our brain, essentially dividing it into two distinct and separate parts. Well, almost separate. They are connected to each other by a thick cable of nerves at the base of each brain. This sole link between the two giant processors is called the corpus callosum. Think of it as a SCSI cable or network connection between two incredibly fast and immensely powerful computer processors, each running different programs from the same input.
The left side of our body is "wired" to the right side of our brain, and vice versa. For whatever reason nature did this cross-over, it applies even to our eyes, which process their sensory data on opposite sides of the brain.
We can thank Nobel Prize Winner (1981) Roger Sperry for this next contribution. Sperry conducted what are sometimes called the "split-brain" experiments. Here's how it went: A patient suffering from uncontrolled seizures had an area of his brain removed by surgery in an attempt to control his illness. This area just happened to be the corpus callosum, which was suspected of having developed lesions (short circuits).
Following his surgery, Sperry's patient seemed completely normal -- almost. A series of tests were conducted where each "half" of the patient was isolated from the other. Different visual and tactile information could then be presented to the patient's left or right side, without the other side knowing. The results were astounding.
With their communication link severed, each side of the patient's brain was functioning independently. Although this did not prevent his ability to walk, talk, and eat, some unexpected findings were encountered in some of the higher brain functions when each side was examined independently of the other.
The right hand and eye could name an object, such as a pencil, but the patient could not explain what it was used for. When shown to the left hand and eye, the patient could explain and demonstrate its use, but could not name it. Further studies showed that various functions of thought are physically separated and localized to a specific area on either the left or right side of the human brain. This functional map is consistent for an estimated 70 to 95 percent of us.
The main theme to emerge... is that there appear to be two modes of thinking, verbal and nonverbal, represented rather separately in left and right hemispheres respectively, and that our education system, as well as science in general, tends to neglect the nonverbal form of intellect. What it comes down to is that modern society discriminates against the right hemisphere.
-Roger Sperry (1973)
Upon completing the map, it was becoming clear to researchers that each side of the brain had a characteristic way that it both interpreted the world and reacted to it. The chart below will help illustrate the characteristics which are known to reside on each side of our brains.
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)
- believing
- appreciates
- spatial perception
- knows object function
- fantasy-based
- presents possibilities
- impetuous
- risk-taking
Our personality can be thought of as a result of the degree to which these left and right brains interact, or, in some cases, do not interact. It is a simplification to identify "left brain" types who are very analytical and orderly. We likewise certainly know of the artistic, unpredictability, and creativity of "right brain" types. But each of us draws upon specific sides of our brain for a variety of daily functions, depending on such things as our education and life experiences. The choices of which brain is in control of which situations are what make our personalities and determine our character.
Experiments show that most children rank highly creative (right brain) before entering school. Because our educational systems place a higher value on left brain skills such as mathematics, logic, and language than it does on drawing or using our imagination, only ten percent of these same children will rank highly creative by age 7. By the time we are adults, high creativity remains in only 2 percent of the population.
So we belong to 2% of the population!!
Cheers,
Rajat
From India, Pune
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My colleague from the medical fraternity forwarded his theory:
First, some science.
We'll keep this light and uncomplicated. Our brain, like the rest of our anatomy, is made up of two halves, a left brain and a right brain. There's a big fold that goes from front to back in our brain, essentially dividing it into two distinct and separate parts. Well, almost separate. They are connected to each other by a thick cable of nerves at the base of each brain. This sole link between the two giant processors is called the corpus callosum. Think of it as a SCSI cable or network connection between two incredibly fast and immensely powerful computer processors, each running different programs from the same input.
The left side of our body is "wired" to the right side of our brain, and vice versa. For whatever reason nature did this cross-over, it applies even to our eyes, which process their sensory data on opposite sides of the brain.
We can thank Nobel Prize Winner (1981) Roger Sperry for this next contribution. Sperry conducted what are sometimes called the "split-brain" experiments. Here's how it went: A patient suffering from uncontrolled seizures had an area of his brain removed by surgery in an attempt to control his illness. This area just happened to be the corpus callosum, which was suspected of having developed lesions (short circuits).
Following his surgery, Sperry's patient seemed completely normal -- almost. A series of tests were conducted where each "half" of the patient was isolated from the other. Different visual and tactile information could then be presented to the patient's left or right side, without the other side knowing. The results were astounding.
With their communication link severed, each side of the patient's brain was functioning independently. Although this did not prevent his ability to walk, talk, and eat, some unexpected findings were encountered in some of the higher brain functions when each side was examined independently of the other.
The right hand and eye could name an object, such as a pencil, but the patient could not explain what it was used for. When shown to the left hand and eye, the patient could explain and demonstrate its use, but could not name it. Further studies showed that various functions of thought are physically separated and localized to a specific area on either the left or right side of the human brain. This functional map is consistent for an estimated 70 to 95 percent of us.
The main theme to emerge... is that there appear to be two modes of thinking, verbal and nonverbal, represented rather separately in left and right hemispheres respectively, and that our education system, as well as science in general, tends to neglect the nonverbal form of intellect. What it comes down to is that modern society discriminates against the right hemisphere.
-Roger Sperry (1973)
Upon completing the map, it was becoming clear to researchers that each side of the brain had a characteristic way that it both interpreted the world and reacted to it. The chart below will help illustrate the characteristics which are known to reside on each side of our brains.
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)
- believing
- appreciates
- spatial perception
- knows object function
- fantasy-based
- presents possibilities
- impetuous
- risk-taking
Our personality can be thought of as a result of the degree to which these left and right brains interact, or, in some cases, do not interact. It is a simplification to identify "left brain" types who are very analytical and orderly. We likewise certainly know of the artistic, unpredictability, and creativity of "right brain" types. But each of us draws upon specific sides of our brain for a variety of daily functions, depending on such things as our education and life experiences. The choices of which brain is in control of which situations are what make our personalities and determine our character.
Experiments show that most children rank highly creative (right brain) before entering school. Because our educational systems place a higher value on left brain skills such as mathematics, logic, and language than it does on drawing or using our imagination, only ten percent of these same children will rank highly creative by age 7. By the time we are adults, high creativity remains in only 2 percent of the population.
So we belong to 2% of the population!!
Cheers,
Rajat
From India, Pune
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Dear brother Rajat,
You have made a beautiful precis of brain functioning. However, the last part remains to be updated. To update, please find a quote from Professor Phil Norfleet:
"As I have become older, this area of study has become very near and dear to me. When I was a university student, most psychologists were teaching that the brain's hardwiring was locked into place at a fairly young age, i.e., by about the age of 12. Furthermore, it was believed that almost all creative work in mathematics and the hard sciences was done by young people, generally those under the age of 35. After 35, if you hadn't produced any significant new ideas in your chosen profession, you probably never would. However, the new research seems to indicate that it is possible to rewire your brain in creative new ways throughout your entire life."
About neuroplasticity, I have mentioned it in several threads, including this one.
Regards
From India, Delhi
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You have made a beautiful precis of brain functioning. However, the last part remains to be updated. To update, please find a quote from Professor Phil Norfleet:
"As I have become older, this area of study has become very near and dear to me. When I was a university student, most psychologists were teaching that the brain's hardwiring was locked into place at a fairly young age, i.e., by about the age of 12. Furthermore, it was believed that almost all creative work in mathematics and the hard sciences was done by young people, generally those under the age of 35. After 35, if you hadn't produced any significant new ideas in your chosen profession, you probably never would. However, the new research seems to indicate that it is possible to rewire your brain in creative new ways throughout your entire life."
About neuroplasticity, I have mentioned it in several threads, including this one.
Regards
From India, Delhi
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Dear friends,
Now, one of our Zero Pathology Ganga participants has succeeded in moving the right hand anti-clockwise and moving the right leg clockwise simultaneously. Next, one more will be successful in a day or two.
Do you like to know how?
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From India, Delhi
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Now, one of our Zero Pathology Ganga participants has succeeded in moving the right hand anti-clockwise and moving the right leg clockwise simultaneously. Next, one more will be successful in a day or two.
Do you like to know how?
Regards
From India, Delhi
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Hi Jogeshwarji, Oh yes, I am sure a lot of people would be interested in knowing how to do that. Awaiting eagerly for the "magic trick" :) Regards, Vinisha.
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Hi Jogeshwarji,
Oh, Vinisha! I am delighted to meet you after a long time. If they are interested, let them have a brief idea about neuroplasticity, a concept of rewiring for mental preparation. Then I shall explain the reversal design, which is very simple.
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Oh, Vinisha! I am delighted to meet you after a long time. If they are interested, let them have a brief idea about neuroplasticity, a concept of rewiring for mental preparation. Then I shall explain the reversal design, which is very simple.
Regards
From India, Delhi
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Hi Jogeshwarji,
Delighted to meet you too!
Here's a bit about neuroplasticity that I read. The source is Wikipedia.
"Neuroplasticity (variously referred to as brain plasticity or cortical plasticity) refers to the changes that occur in the organization of the brain, and in particular changes that occur to the location of specific information processing functions, as a result of the effect of learning and experience. A common and surprising consequence of brain plasticity is that the location of a given function can "move" from one location to another in the brain due to repeated learning or brain trauma.
Even the adult brain is not "hard-wired" with fixed and immutable neuronal circuits. Many people have been taught to believe that once a brain injury occurs, there is little to do to repair the damage. This is simply not the case, and there is no fixed period of time after which "plasticity" is blocked or lost. We simply do not know all of the conditions that can enhance neuronal plasticity in the intact and damaged brain, but new discoveries are being made all the time. There are many instances of cortical and subcortical rewiring of neuronal circuits in response to training as well as in response to injury. There is now solid evidence that neurogenesis, the formation of new nerve cells, is possible in the adult, mammalian brain—and such changes can persist well into old age."
I especially like the second part better. Now I have a rational explanation when elders say, "I am too old to study new things."
I got where you are going with this. So through repeated attempts (learnings), we can actually program our brains to make clockwise circles with our right foot while attempting to make a 6 with our right hand finger. Though, what is it exactly that makes such action possible? And what is it that made our brains programmed to move our right foot and right hand finger in the same direction?
Regards,
Vinisha. :D
From India,
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Delighted to meet you too!
Here's a bit about neuroplasticity that I read. The source is Wikipedia.
"Neuroplasticity (variously referred to as brain plasticity or cortical plasticity) refers to the changes that occur in the organization of the brain, and in particular changes that occur to the location of specific information processing functions, as a result of the effect of learning and experience. A common and surprising consequence of brain plasticity is that the location of a given function can "move" from one location to another in the brain due to repeated learning or brain trauma.
Even the adult brain is not "hard-wired" with fixed and immutable neuronal circuits. Many people have been taught to believe that once a brain injury occurs, there is little to do to repair the damage. This is simply not the case, and there is no fixed period of time after which "plasticity" is blocked or lost. We simply do not know all of the conditions that can enhance neuronal plasticity in the intact and damaged brain, but new discoveries are being made all the time. There are many instances of cortical and subcortical rewiring of neuronal circuits in response to training as well as in response to injury. There is now solid evidence that neurogenesis, the formation of new nerve cells, is possible in the adult, mammalian brain—and such changes can persist well into old age."
I especially like the second part better. Now I have a rational explanation when elders say, "I am too old to study new things."
I got where you are going with this. So through repeated attempts (learnings), we can actually program our brains to make clockwise circles with our right foot while attempting to make a 6 with our right hand finger. Though, what is it exactly that makes such action possible? And what is it that made our brains programmed to move our right foot and right hand finger in the same direction?
Regards,
Vinisha. :D
From India,
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Dear Vinissha,
I am very happy that you are keen to know about neuroplasticity. Now, our second person in the group is successful. The reversal design is so simple. Move your right hand anticlockwise while keeping your right leg fixed. Then move your right leg clockwise while keeping your right hand fixed. After a few days, join both movements. If you fail, separate both movements again and after some days, try again together. Keep practicing until you are able to join the two movements together.
To read more about neuroplasticity, perform a quick search on citehr.
Regards
From India, Delhi
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I am very happy that you are keen to know about neuroplasticity. Now, our second person in the group is successful. The reversal design is so simple. Move your right hand anticlockwise while keeping your right leg fixed. Then move your right leg clockwise while keeping your right hand fixed. After a few days, join both movements. If you fail, separate both movements again and after some days, try again together. Keep practicing until you are able to join the two movements together.
To read more about neuroplasticity, perform a quick search on citehr.
Regards
From India, Delhi
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Hi Jogeshwarji,
While looking out for topics, I came across your profile. There is no email id of yours mentioned on the forum, so I had to post a message. Actually, my topic is not related to anything that everyone is discussing with you currently.
I'm Vaishali and I am currently pursuing my masters in I/O Psychology from SNDT University. I am currently working as an intern at TATA Power. Would you please tell me about the possible career avenues after I finish my PG? Is it worth holding a degree in I/O in the industry outside? I am really worried as I am realizing that it's the MBA that moves ahead of us. Your comments would be appreciated.
Where are you currently working? Where and how is your job role?
Hope to hear from you!
Vaishali
From India, Mumbai
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While looking out for topics, I came across your profile. There is no email id of yours mentioned on the forum, so I had to post a message. Actually, my topic is not related to anything that everyone is discussing with you currently.
I'm Vaishali and I am currently pursuing my masters in I/O Psychology from SNDT University. I am currently working as an intern at TATA Power. Would you please tell me about the possible career avenues after I finish my PG? Is it worth holding a degree in I/O in the industry outside? I am really worried as I am realizing that it's the MBA that moves ahead of us. Your comments would be appreciated.
Where are you currently working? Where and how is your job role?
Hope to hear from you!
Vaishali
From India, Mumbai
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Hi! I tried it too. But after some deliberation it worked in the said way. Regards, Shyamali
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Hi all,
I have asked in my office to do a presentation on the following topic, i.e., why is the attrition rate higher in the IT sector? What steps should be taken to reduce it?
So, can you help me with the same?
Thanks & Regards,
Supriya
From India, Mumbai
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I have asked in my office to do a presentation on the following topic, i.e., why is the attrition rate higher in the IT sector? What steps should be taken to reduce it?
So, can you help me with the same?
Thanks & Regards,
Supriya
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Hi Rajat, Wonderful thing!! It is really amazing but after some practice I could draw 6 successfully without changing the movement of my leg. :D I did a lot of practice. Phew Cheers Archna
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Dear Vaishali,
Thank you for reaching out to me.
My organization has around 80 employees. Unfortunately, in the last two years, we have experienced the premature deaths of four individuals. One due to a heart attack, another from a stroke, a third by suicide, and most recently, the fourth passed away last Sunday due to respiratory issues. The most recent loss was a highly ranked officer. This unfortunate trend seems to be prevalent across organizations.
There is a significant demand for psychologists in such situations, yet many managements believe their current services are sufficient. In the corporate sector, psychologists are primarily sought for psychometric testing. However, the standardization of tests is crucial for this purpose. Regrettably, organizations are not investing in funding for test standardization. As a result, imported tests are being utilized, even though scientifically, the cross-country application of these tests is not recommended.
While there are plenty of job opportunities for psychologists, we have yet to reach a level where we can effectively persuade managers and directors of our value in this regard.
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From India, Delhi
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Thank you for reaching out to me.
My organization has around 80 employees. Unfortunately, in the last two years, we have experienced the premature deaths of four individuals. One due to a heart attack, another from a stroke, a third by suicide, and most recently, the fourth passed away last Sunday due to respiratory issues. The most recent loss was a highly ranked officer. This unfortunate trend seems to be prevalent across organizations.
There is a significant demand for psychologists in such situations, yet many managements believe their current services are sufficient. In the corporate sector, psychologists are primarily sought for psychometric testing. However, the standardization of tests is crucial for this purpose. Regrettably, organizations are not investing in funding for test standardization. As a result, imported tests are being utilized, even though scientifically, the cross-country application of these tests is not recommended.
While there are plenty of job opportunities for psychologists, we have yet to reach a level where we can effectively persuade managers and directors of our value in this regard.
Regards
From India, Delhi
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Left brain:
Uses logic
Detail-oriented
Factual
Words and language
Present and past
Math and science
Can comprehend
Knowing
Acknowledges
Order/pattern perception
Knows object name
Reality-based
Forms strategies
Practical
Right brain:
Safe
Uses feeling
Big picture oriented
Imagination
Symbols and images
Present and future
Philosophy and religion
Can't get it
Believing
Appreciates
Spatial perception
Knows object function
Fantasy-based
Presents possibilities
Impetuous
Risk-taking
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Uses logic
Detail-oriented
Factual
Words and language
Present and past
Math and science
Can comprehend
Knowing
Acknowledges
Order/pattern perception
Knows object name
Reality-based
Forms strategies
Practical
Right brain:
Safe
Uses feeling
Big picture oriented
Imagination
Symbols and images
Present and future
Philosophy and religion
Can't get it
Believing
Appreciates
Spatial perception
Knows object function
Fantasy-based
Presents possibilities
Impetuous
Risk-taking
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