I am glad to welcome you, dear readers of my blog! As promised in the previous article, today we will consider what the right hemisphere of the brain is responsible for. I also want to offer an integrated approach to develop both halves. Then you will be successful in any activity, and also learn how to skillfully manage your hands, moreover, perform various functions at the same time.
Functions
The right hemisphere is responsible for our creative part, that is, the ability to fantasize, process information that comes in the form of images, symbols.
Helps to recognize non-verbal manifestations of a person, which, as you know, are very important in the process of communication, since body signals are true and truthful. It is thanks to this part of the brain that we can consider any situation from different angles, giving an objective assessment and, in general, capturing many nuances at the same time, managing to process and systematize them.
A person who has more developed logic does not understand jokes and takes everything literally. On the contrary, a creative person in this regard is very plastic, thinking with the help of metaphors. She is able to write poetry, music, draw and understand people well because she is intuitive and sensitive. He is well oriented in the area, again - thanks to the ability to approach problem solving in a non-standard way, putting puzzles into one picture in his imagination.
Of course, if you raise your left arm or leg up, this means that the opposite hemisphere has joined in the work, since the left side of your body obeys it. It is generally accepted that the orientation of a person with a dominant right half is directed to the environment, that is, outward and is called extraversion.
He is more sociable, prone to emotions and momentary impulses. It does not act according to a clear plan, but based on the situation, adjusting to changing conditions. To find out which half of your brain is more developed, you can experiment by completing the tasks outlined for the left hemisphere of the brain.
Exercises
- So, in order to pump up your creative part, you should visit exhibitions, museums, art galleries, and, of course, try yourself in writing poems, stories, practice drawing, even if it is abstract and understandable only to you. Dancing helps to coordinate movements, which also has a positive effect on development.
- Start practicing visualization techniques that will help you achieve your goals faster, as well as help develop the ability to fantasize and dream. This is easy to do, just study for a start, where I talk in detail about all the nuances of the practice.
- Meditation is not easy for people who have well developed logical thinking, but it is very effective for them. And not only to expand the boundaries of consciousness, the ability to move away from a clear structure and think in volume, but also to improve the quality of life and health. Start with the simplest meditation focused on breathing and the ability to concentrate. You will find detailed instructions.
- Massage your left ear, this will help activate the right side of the brain. Suitable in cases where it is necessary to creatively approach the solution of any issue, rely on your intuition.
- Creativity is not limited to drawing and poetry, read jokes and watch humorous programs, laughter will not only activate the brain, but also improve well-being, preventing the onset of depression. Besides, do you know that people who use humor and sarcasm in their speech have a high level of intelligence?
- When listening to music, try to listen to your feelings, breathing. Let images, associations and pictures swirl freely in your head, do not control them by trying to get rid of them. Just watch them, like an involuntary spectator of the performance, which was organized by your consciousness and subconsciousness.
An integrated approach to the development of both halves of the brain
As I said, it is important to coordinate the work of both halves in order to expand their capabilities and the functions for which they are responsible. Then a creative approach to solving even the most complex tasks will be provided to you, as well as the speed and efficiency of information processing will increase.
- Sit comfortably with a straight back, choose a point in front of you, you will have to concentrate on it. After about a minute, try with your peripheral vision, without taking your eyes off the chosen point, to consider what is to your left, and then to your right.
- With one hand, stroke your stomach, and with the other, perform tapping movements on your head. Slow at first to adjust, then pick up the pace over time.
- Also, the development of both hemispheres will provide you with such a task: put the finger of one hand on the tip of your nose, and with the other hand, grab the ear opposite to it. For example, the left ear should be taken by the right hand. As soon as you take hold, clap your hands and do the same, changing the position of your hands. That is, the fingers of a completely different hand touch the nose, exactly the same scheme with the ears.
- Extend your arms in front of you, draw one of them in the air, for example, a square, and the other a circle. When you feel that there are successes, come up with new figures to master.
Conclusion
Do the exercises, and over time you will notice how easier it has become to make decisions and do your usual work, communicate with people and so on. You can periodically check the level of intelligence, how much it rises and changes. You can learn more about this from the article.
It is now known that the left and right hemispheres of the brain perform different functions. The cognitive processes they carry out are different. Scientific research in this area has been carried out repeatedly, and now the thesis about the differences in the functioning of the cerebral hemispheres is beyond doubt. In particular, this is confirmed by the studies of such specialists in the field of neuropsychology as R. Sperry, D. Hubel and T. Wiesel.
Proved that the intensity of use of both hemispheres is the same. So the opinion that each person is dominated by one of the hemispheres is a common myth. But the very principle of information processing in them is different. And this is another proof of the amazing multitasking of the human body. If the human brain cannot solve the problem in the usual way, then it is able to apply many others. For example, he will make up for the lack of verbal information with non-verbal information, and he will consider a complex problem as a set of various processes.
The specifics of the work of the right hemisphere
The essence of the differences in the work of the two hemispheres of the brain can be briefly expressed in the following phrase: "The left hemisphere does not see the forest for the trees, and the right one sees the forest, but does not distinguish between individual trees." Accordingly, the right part of the brain in its work is able to realize any phenomenon as a whole, without concentrating on details. It is considered as a certain general picture. This effect is achieved due to the simultaneous and very fast analysis of many elements. Thus, we come to one of the features of the work of the right hemisphere of the brain - the parallel consideration of several tasks. 
Multitasking and seeing the big picture
The analysis of information by the left hemisphere of the brain occurs according to a linear principle - first the detection of a problem, then the analysis of the problem, and then the transition to the next one. But the right side of this organ functions differently. At this stage in the development of science, it can be argued that it analyzes several tasks at the same time and reveals the connections between them. Roughly speaking, the brain is able to detect several problems at once (questions, tasks, objects of analysis), consider them simultaneously, at some stage pay attention to one or several of them, and then, if necessary, return to the rest. 
This specificity of the work of the right hemisphere determines the systemic vision of the problem. It is as a combination of many interrelated elements, without separation from other problems and factors affecting it. That is, the left hemisphere "sees" first the individual elements of the system, and then, analyzing them, the whole picture. And the right one is able to capture more subtle, “non-obvious” connections. From this follows the next feature - the ability to process non-verbal information.
Recognition and analysis of non-verbal information
This is also a function of the right hemisphere. This term is understood as all those information that is transmitted not in verbal form, but in the form of symbols, signs, gestures, sounds, colors, and so on. For example, the pallor and unhealthy appearance of a person is non-verbal information that can be obtained using the organs of vision, analyzing the appearance of a person. But the words about feeling unwell are already verbal.
There are such types of non-verbal information as:
- Emotional.
- Aesthetic.
- Individual-personal.
- Biophysical.
- Spatial.
- Psychological.
The right hemisphere of the brain is able to analyze numerous implicit signs that form the basis of non-verbal information. And then these signs add up to a single picture, or conclusions are drawn based on them.
Orientation in space
By spatial orientation is understood the process of determining one's position relative to foreign objects and the distance to them in accordance with any reference system. It is on this ability that, for example, orientation on the ground, drawing up a route, or successfully folding a puzzle depends.
Emotion recognition
Emotion recognition and so-called emotional intellect, is also administered by the right hemisphere of the brain. The ability to understand the desires, motives and intentions of other people is based on the ability to capture and analyze many non-verbal messages.
Understanding Metaphors
This ability of a person is also due to the specifics of the work of the right hemisphere. To understand metaphors, it is necessary to have a figurative perception of words, an understanding of the hidden and explicit meanings, the ambiguity of the same word or expression in different situations. After all, even the simple word "go" can mean a completely different process in the phrases: "a man is walking" and "it is raining." This also includes the recognition of the meaning of proverbs and sayings, any ambiguous expressions.
Fantasy and imagination
Creating mental images is the work of the right hemisphere. This is due to the ability to create, invent and fantasize, mystical thinking, mysticism and religiosity.
In general, the study of the activity of the brain in general, and its hemispheres in particular, is an area where most of the discoveries have yet to be made. What is known now is only a small part of the information array.
What are the left and right hemispheres of our brain responsible for?
The brain is a complex and interconnected system, the largest and functionally important part of the central nervous system. Its functions include processing sensory information from the senses, planning, decision making, coordination, movement control, positive and negative emotions, attention, and memory. The highest function performed by the brain is thinking.
You can easily test which of the hemispheres of your brain is active at the moment. Look at this picture.
If the girl in the picture rotates clockwise, then at the moment you have more active left hemisphere of the brain (logic, analysis). If it turns counterclockwise, then you have an active right hemisphere (emotions and intuition).
In which direction is your girl spinning? It turns out that with some effort of thought, you can make the girl rotate in any direction. For starters, try looking at the picture with a defocused eye.
If you look at the picture at the same time with your partner, friend, girlfriend, acquaintances, it often happens that you simultaneously observe how the girl rotates in two opposite directions - one sees the rotation clockwise, and the other counterclockwise. This is normal, it's just that different hemispheres of the brain are active at the moment.
Areas of specialization of the left and right hemispheres of the brain
| Left hemisphere | Right hemisphere | |
|---|---|---|
The main area of specialization of the left hemisphere is logical thinking, and until recently, doctors considered this hemisphere to be dominant. However, in fact, it dominates only when performing the following functions. The left hemisphere of the brain is responsible for language abilities. It controls speech, reading and writing abilities, remembers facts, names, dates and their spelling. Analytical thinking: Literal understanding of words: Sequential information processing: Mathematical Ability: Numbers and symbols are also recognized by the left hemisphere. Logical analytical approaches, which are necessary for solving mathematical problems, are also a product of the work of the left hemisphere. Control over the movements of the right half of the body. When you raise your right hand, it means that the command to raise it came from the left hemisphere. | The main area of specialization of the right hemisphere is intuition. As a rule, it is not considered dominant. It is responsible for the following functions. Processing non-verbal information: Spatial orientation: The right hemisphere is responsible for the perception of location and spatial orientation in general. It is thanks to the right hemisphere that you can navigate the terrain and make mosaic puzzle pictures. Musicality: Musical abilities, as well as the ability to perceive music, depend on the right hemisphere, although, however, the left hemisphere is responsible for musical education. Metaphors: With the help of the right hemisphere, we understand metaphors and the results of the work of another's imagination. Thanks to him, we can understand not only the literal meaning of what we hear or read. For example, if someone says: "He hangs on my tail," then just the right hemisphere will understand what exactly this person wanted to say. Imagination: The right hemisphere gives us the ability to dream and fantasize. With the help of the right hemisphere, we can make up different stories. By the way, the question "What if ..." also asks the right hemisphere. Artistic ability: The right hemisphere is responsible for the ability to fine arts. Emotions: Although emotions are not a product of the functioning of the right hemisphere, it is associated with them more closely than the left. Sex: The right hemisphere is responsible for sex, unless, of course, you are too concerned with the very technique of this process. Mystic: The right hemisphere is responsible for mysticism and religiosity. Dreams: The right hemisphere is also responsible for dreams. Parallel information processing: Controls the movements of the left half of the body: When you raise your left hand, it means that the command to raise it came from the right hemisphere. |
Schematically, this can be represented as follows:
This is, of course, a joke test, but it has some truth. Here is another version of the rotating picture.
After viewing these pictures, the double rotation image is of particular interest.
How else can you check which of the hemispheres you have more developed?
Squeeze your palms in front of you, now interlace your fingers and notice which thumb is on top.
- clap your hands, note which hand is on top.
- cross your arms over your chest, mark which forearm is on top.
- Determine the leading eye.
How can you develop the abilities of the hemispheres.
The left hemisphere thinks logically. The right helps to create something new, to generate ideas, as it is now fashionable to say. However, you can be a mathematician with a well-developed left hemisphere and still not come up with anything new. And you can be a creator and pour ideas left and right and not implement any of them because of the inconsistency and illogicality of your actions. There are people like that too. And they lack only one thing: work on improving their brain, bringing it into a harmonious state.Meanwhile, psychophysiologists have long developed a system of exercises for this. Well in this regard, the musician ntam, for example, pianists. They were already made harmonious from early childhood. After all, the most important tool for the development of the brain is the hands. Acting with two hands, a person develops both hemispheres.
So, let's move on to the exercises. Many of them are well known to us since childhood.
1. "Ear-nose". With the left hand we take the tip of the nose, and with the right hand - the opposite ear, i.e. left. Release your ear and nose at the same time, clap your hands, change the position of your hands "exactly the opposite." I tried it, it was better when I was a kid.
2. "Mirror drawing". Put a blank sheet of paper on the table, take a pencil. Draw simultaneously with both hands mirror-symmetrical drawings, letters. When doing this exercise, you should feel the relaxation of the eyes and hands, because the simultaneous work of both hemispheres improves the efficiency of the whole brain.
3. "Ring". We alternately and very quickly go through the fingers, connecting the index, middle, ring, little fingers into a ring with the thumb. First, you can use each hand separately, then simultaneously with both hands.
Now let's look at physical education lessons. No wonder we were forced to do exercises in which it was necessary to reach the right leg with the left hand and vice versa. After all, they also develop our hemispheres, and help them work in harmony.
Neurolinguistic programming, NLP for short, helps to develop the cerebral hemispheres remarkably. I liked one of the NLP techniques called "First Aid".
It helps to relieve emotional stress, improves performance, develops attention, thinking and interhemispheric connections. This exercise is challenging and fun to do.
I explain the procedure. Before you lies a piece of paper with the letters of the alphabet, almost all of them. The letters L, P or V are written under each letter. The upper letter is pronounced, and the lower one indicates the movement of the hands. L - the left hand rises to the left side, R - the right hand rises to the right side, B - both hands rise up. Everything is very simple, if it were not so difficult to do all this at the same time. The exercise is performed in sequence from the first letter to the last, then from the last letter to the first. The following is written on the sheet.
The right hemisphere is responsible for the imagination, with its help a person is able to fantasize, dream, and also compose and learn poetry.
However, nothing prevents you from training both hemispheres of the brain yourself. So, Leonardo da Vinci, who regularly trained, was fluent in both his right hand and his left. He was not only a creative person, but also an analyst who had excellent logical thinking, and in completely different fields of activity.
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The human brain is the main part of the central nervous system, it is located in the cranial cavity. The composition of the brain includes a huge number of neurons, between which there are synaptic connections. These connections allow neurons to form electrical impulses that control the full functioning of the human body.
The human brain is not fully understood. Scientists believe that in a person only a part of neurons are involved in the process of life, and therefore many people do not show their possible abilities.
The left hemisphere of the brain and related functions
The left hemisphere of the brain is responsible for verbal information, it is responsible for the language abilities of a person, controls speech, the ability to write and read. Thanks to the work of the left hemisphere, a person is able to remember various facts, events, dates, names, their sequence and how they will look in writing. The left hemisphere is responsible for the analytical thinking of a person, thanks to this hemisphere, logic and analysis of facts are developed, as well as manipulations with numbers and mathematical formulas. In addition, the left hemisphere of the brain is responsible for the sequence of the information processing process (step-by-step processing).
Thanks to the left hemisphere, all information received by a person is processed, classified, analyzed, the left hemisphere establishes causal relationships and formulates conclusions.
The right hemisphere of the brain and its functions
The right hemisphere of the brain is responsible for processing the so-called non-verbal information, that is, for processing information expressed in images and symbols, and not words.
The right hemisphere is responsible for the imagination, with its help a person is able to fantasize, dream, and compose learn poetry and prose. Here are located the ability of a person to initiative and art (music, drawing, etc.). The right hemisphere is responsible for parallel processing of information, that is, like a computer, it allows a person to simultaneously analyze several different streams of information, make decisions and solve problems, considering the problem at the same time as a whole and from different angles.
Thanks to the right hemisphere of the brain, we make intuitive connections between images, understand a variety of metaphors, and perceive humor. The right hemisphere allows a person to recognize complex images that cannot be decomposed into elementary components, for example, the process of recognizing people's faces and the emotions that these faces display.
Synchronized work of both hemispheres
The intuitive work of the right hemisphere of the brain is based on facts that have been analyzed by the left hemisphere. It should be noted that the work of both hemispheres of the brain is equally important for a person. With the help of the left hemisphere, the world is simplified and analyzed, and thanks to the right hemisphere, it is perceived as it really is.
If there were no right, "creative" hemisphere of the brain, people would turn into unemotional, calculating machines that could only adapt the world to their life activity.
It should be noted that the right hemisphere controls the work of the left half of the human body, and the left hemisphere - the right half of the body. That is why it is believed that a person who has a better developed left half of the body ("left-handed") has better developed creative abilities. By training the corresponding part of the body, we train the hemisphere of the brain that is responsible for these actions.
In a predominant number of people, one of the hemispheres dominates: the right or the left. When a child is born, he evenly uses the opportunities that he initially has in different hemispheres. However, in the process of development, growth and learning, one of the hemispheres begins to develop more actively. So, in schools where there is a mathematical bias, little time is devoted to creativity, and in art and music schools, children almost do not develop logical thinking.
However, nothing prevents you from training both hemispheres of the brain yourself. So, Leonardo da Vinci, who regularly trained, was fluent in both his right hand and his left. He was not only a creative person, but also an analyst who had excellent logical thinking, and in completely different fields of activity.
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Scientists have always been interested in the structure of the human brain. This is the main organ of the central nervous system that controls movements, emotions, and information processes. It is also compared with a computer, and two hemispheres - with processors. The right hemisphere is responsible for feelings, figurative perception, intuition, and the left hemisphere of the brain is responsible for analysis, logic and the consistent execution of any tasks.
The body's main computer
Scientists and doctors believed that since the brain controls all processes in the body, then by learning to control it, you can increase the number of intellectual geniuses, heal diseases, eliminate mental disorders, and simply be a full-fledged master of life. This is partly possible if you understand what the left and right hemispheres of the brain are responsible for, and their harmonious, coherent work is necessary for proper comprehensive development.
The exchange of information occurs through the corpus callosum connecting them, and with an underdeveloped one part of the whole organ, successful functioning is impossible.
Right and left processors
With the help of an electroencephalogram, the activity of the gray matter can be determined. When the subject jokes, solves a difficult problem in physics, counts, watches an emotional movie, draws, then the excitation of nerve endings occurs in different departments.
There is no single universal zone. However, one of the parts can be leading, and the other auxiliary. It is very important to determine which of them is most active in a child. This knowledge will help you choose the right exercises and prevent deviations in development, or strengthen existing innate abilities.
(LP) The left hemisphere of the brain is responsible for the ability to read, write, formulate thoughts and learn foreign languages, and also controls speech. Doctors have long believed that it is always stronger, but in fact LP prevails when performing a specific activity:
- remembering detailed information (numbers, dates, last names, first names, abbreviations, phone numbers) and how to record them;
- recognition of numbers, formulas, hieroglyphs, any sign;
- perception of words in their direct meaning, without allegory;
- processing information in stages;
- drawing up logical schemes;
- stereotypical behavior and thinking;
- control of the right side of the body.
Without such basic skills, it would be difficult to fully exist in society, but this is more like describing a robot or a calculator. The main task of the LP is analytical work with facts and a consistent solution to the problem.
For a long time they argued which hemisphere is responsible for creativity. It is not enough to imagine something, it is necessary to recreate it in reality through symbols and signs. But now there is no doubt that the creators are dominated by the right hemisphere (RR), responsible for feelings, fantasy, intuition - something without which it is impossible to imagine a person. Its functions also include:
PP is able to see beyond the private whole and recognize the appearance, combining the details into a single image. It turns the letters of books into a motion picture inside the head, and notes into musical works that affect deep emotions, makes the heart beat faster at the sight of beautiful people or works of art.
It is very easy to determine which of them dominates at the moment, you need to conduct a simple test that will show the most active side of consciousness.
First of all, it should be determined whether a person is right-handed or left-handed (in an adult, this is already known from the very beginning)
- thumb when interlacing the fingers of both hands together into a kind of fist;
- palms during arbitrary claps;
- forearms when crossing arms on the chest;
- legs, if crouching, throw one over the other.
If the activity of the right side of the body predominates, then the left hemisphere is more developed, since it is it that controls it. If on the contrary, it means that the individual is prone to emotional and illogical behavior and has creative abilities, but he needs to pay more attention to the development of the mind and analytical skills.
Team work training
With a dominant left hemisphere and a very weak right, a gifted scientist cannot be inspired to discover by penetrating through the network of mathematical formulas to new quantities. A creative person with a developed right hemisphere will not be able to write down and structure the amazing plot of a new book, to complete the work on a picture or performance. Only the well-coordinated work of the LP and PP forms a successful and harmonious personality.
There are certain exercises on this topic that not only develop the brain, but also teach its parts to work together, helping each other.
If you perform them from early childhood, then even without natural talents, the child will easily achieve the intended goals, unlike gifted but unorganized peers.
Fun and useful tasks
Any person will be very useful music lessons, especially piano, button accordion, accordion. The motor activity of the hands and fingers is directly related to the work of the brain. When both hands are involved simultaneously, two hemispheres develop harmoniously at once, getting used to working together. In addition, they are extremely useful for the development of both logic, intelligence and memory, as well as figurative thinking:
- chess and checkers;
- poker, backgammon;
- monopoly and erudite games;
- puzzles and puzzles;
- embroidery and knitting.
There are more specific exercises that stimulate both areas of the brain. For greater effect, it is better to perform them daily..
Creative studies
There are certain exercises to develop the right hemisphere of the brain, but the best way is contact with art and music, the desire to understand the images that are embodied in them. Going to a museum, theater, reading classics from childhood form the correct development of PP.
You can imagine the letters of the alphabet, and then the names of friends and acquaintances, trying to see what color they are. Hearing voices in the crowd, you can fantasize about the people with what appearance they could belong, and then compare your guesses with reality. If there is stagnation in life and a creative impulse is needed, then it is necessary to purposefully develop PP:
Education of children's consciousness
Finger games, any exercises for the development of fine motor skills have a beneficial effect on brain function. Children, as a rule, have a very developed right hemisphere from birth, they are happy to fantasize and imagine themselves in different images.
Many children's games include both hemispheres, such as "Yes and no, do not say, do not wear black and white." Here, the presentation of all kinds of colorful objects is combined with the simultaneous control of the mind, so as not to let in forbidden information. "The sea is worried, once" - figurative thinking is embodied in a concrete form through physical activity. "Cossacks-robbers" - an interesting plot is combined with signs and symbols.
A creative child is immediately visible, however, if you do not pay enough attention to the development of his left side of the brain, later he will be in the clouds, will not be able to concentrate, and the exact sciences will be given with difficulty. That's why should be included in regular classes:
- solving crosswords and puzzles;
- mental arithmetic;
- collecting puzzles;
- using the right hand instead of the left (for left-handers).
As they grow older, the left hemisphere begins to dominate, especially with the onset of increased workload at school. Rarely, but there are children with congenital dominant LP. They easily solve mathematical problems, from an early age they are distinguished by pedantry and increased thrift: they collect different collections, laying out the components by color or size, they like to memorize numbers and numbers of cars.
A child with a left hemisphere dominant often learns to read on his own, because he has mechanically memorized the symbols, but the letters are unlikely to include images in his mind: this may lead to indifference to reading. It is also difficult for these children to play games on their own, inventing imaginary events and actions.
They need clear directions for consistent actions, so they often achieve great success in sports and academics, but have difficulty in friendship and communication. Moreover, it is necessary to constantly develop the right hemisphere of the brain through any kind of creativity, dancing and music lessons are especially good for such children.
Having restored the balance between LP and PP, parents will proudly watch the numerous victories and successes of their child.
An ordinary person rarely uses more than 5% of the brain's capacity, simply because of ignorance or laziness. But if you purposefully engage in, knowing the intricacies of the work of this amazing organ, you can surprise not only those around you, but also yourself.
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