It is amazing to know that some people can paint beautifully, and they really have difficulty in adding two and two? And why some people can understand the intricacies of calculus effortlessly, but struggle to write a one-page essay? This type of common thinking leads us to know which side of the brain dominates – the left or the right.
We know that different parts of the brain control different bodily and mental functions. Over the ages, a theory that has gained in popularity is that the right brain and the left brain are responsible for different modes of thought and that the way in which a person thinks will depend on which side of his brain predominates.
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
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
- Reasoning1
The left brain is like a filing cabinet or reference catalog. The files are like zip files that show an image for reference.
The right brain on the other hand is responsible for new information, feelings and emotions, abstracts and associations. Creative people usually use right brain more than the left side
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It is true that everyone has the talents and skills to be creative, but sometimes we need to push our self in the right direction to set us on that path. We also need not leave the left brain out of the equation because it is in the left brain we will find reference to structure, context and value.
We all know that education is not a hobby or entertainment – and the purpose of school is not pleasure and amusement. Nevertheless, as per our own experience and research you will find, education that remains in the minds of students is often associated with three elements:
- A strong and trusting relationship with teacher.
- An interactive learning peers and neighbourhood.
- Creativity and innovation that stimulate the “right-brain.”
Students who have a difficult time following verbal instructions can really benefit from writing down directions and developing better organizational skills. They can use colours and visuals to note things which help them to learn better than mere words. A good teacher will always include a balance of right-brain and left-brain methods while teaching to keep students occupied and engrossed in the topic that is being taught and that is why they are considered to be a good teacher.
Reference: http://psychology.about.com/od/cognitivepsychology/a/left-brain-right-brain.htm
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my child is hipper so he is slow in learning languetell me how can i help him easily
I am in the right brain
This really a very good content to share. Thanks for it.As per my knowledge human use both right and left in their daily life. Our brain is of many neurons.But which neurons at which part are more active make the difference. Each neurons will receive and respond to a signal.
The Brain functions are very amazing.
my daughter 8yr old write by left hand. but for other activities use right hand. she is slow in writing but grasping is very good. could i change her writing by left hand to right hand?
My son 10 yrs old is fully left handed. He is also very slow in writing. This may not a reason of their slowness that they are lefty. If children feel comfortable doing something by the left hand, its my suggestion let them be.
My son is 14 year old and write with right hand but comparatively slower than others in the class. Probably lot of writing practice may help.
in another form of a simple way let me put it like this
the words are – kapil, zoo, monkey, child,monolisa, london, flight, train, walk, flag, freedom, rajiv gandhi, mother, calcutta, finance and so on.
to keep remembering these words in formal way, just mug up and tell the said 17 words either same direction and or at different sequence -ie. the left brain is functioning
the another way to remember these is with creative idea ie. write an essay form in your mind stating :- I want to play cricket with kapil, on my way I went to zoo to see the monkey where I saw a child was crying, Inside the zoo I saw the photo of monolisa and it was better than the london one — pl keep doing like this in the imaginative form and develop it on your own
—– is the simptoms of right brain working
with love
CA VENKAT
wants 2 know how a slow writer (child) can improve 2 be a little bit fast.
Both the sides are equally important in our life .
My child uses both as she draw’s or do some other creativity work . she will study excellently.
so,i think my daughter is great and she is also in sports (tabletennis).
Both the sides are equally important in life… once the person comes to know that he uses the right or left brain more… then it would be great to use the other one more often so that there will be lot of new things happen in persons life…. which will give him a kick for better life….
Parrents must know about this and improve their child who is having low grasping power. Inducement required by parents only. Now a days Class teachers contribution for children devlopment is very low. So if parents take care of their children definately their wards will achieve more.
Hi All,
I think following link will work for all of us to find left or right working brains…
http://www.wherecreativitygoestoschool.com/vancouver/left_right/rb_test.htm
Keep learning.
Geeta Arvind
how can i find which side of brain my child use it is difficult.
how can i know whcih side of the brain used by a child . i think it is difficult.
The information provided was very useful, but there is no reference as how to improve a child who is low in left side abilities than the right and vice-versa. It will be better to give suggestions on this.
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I use right side of my brain as per the table described above…hehehe