My new project/experiment is to 'retrain' or teach each hemisphere of my brain to perform the functions of the other hemisphere. Part of the reason i want to do this is because I've always been curious if i could teach myself to be ambidextrous but as always i felt like taking it a step further. The other reason is because since childhood we are taught to be "left brain", reading, writing, math; and even if we engage our Right Brain through creative tasks they tend to be performed through the right side of the body which still leads to the Left brain handeling part of the process which should be performed 100% by the Right.
The procedure I will use is to cover my right eye and perform all the Left Brain functions with my left hand and left eye. This is because each hemisphere controls the opposite side of the body (hand, ear, eye) so by covering my right eye and allowing only input through my left eye it should force only, or the majority, of my Right Brain to process the visual input. It should also force my left visual cortex to develop better (my hypothesis) since my right eye is the dominant one.
The type of tasks I will be performing is Drawing and writing w/ my left hand to develop ambidexterity and reinforce the creative process of my Right Brain and reading, puzzles and math to either teach my Right Brain to perform these task which are Left Brain; or strengthen the connection between hemispheres since these tasks are usually processed by the Left but will be going into the Right Brain at first.
Since I started I've noticed or 'seen' my right eye darting back and forth when it's covered seeking visual information, this is usually when I'm doing word puzzles. It should get more interesting when i start spending more time drawing, reading and doing math problems.
Background:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateralization_of_brain_function
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocular_dominance
Monday, August 23, 2010
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