The Right Brain vs Left Brain test ... do you see the dancer turning clockwise or counter-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 counter-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it.
I saw her going counter-clockwise until Mike tried to show me that she was going clockwise… then after staring at her long enough, she started going clockwise.. and then back.. and forth.. until I could almost MAKE her turn whichever way I wanted. Does that mean I use BOTH sides of my brain? Why yes, I AM that smart*
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
“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
Source: http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22492511-5005375,00.html
*or, are the australians trying to trick us into seeing things and really the animated .gif just keeps switching between going right to left and back?
