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[Jennii]

I know, this is a 'pot head'-type topic. I'm an insomniac and debris like this often pops into my mind late at night. Oh, well… humor me!


It's known that one hemisphere of the brain controls the opposing side of the body. It's also suggested that if you're more dominant with your dexterity on one side (say right-handed/left-handed, whatever) then your strengths will likely be that of the mastering cerebral hemisphere for that side. In theory, right-handed people tend to lean towards being logical, lefties more creative. Signs of initial hand preference show in as young as 9-month infants.

Now, my question is this: do you think our mental strengths are predetermined and become apparent as we advance physically with such things as our fine-motor skill development, or do you think it is through our physical development and overall experiences that we gain such mental strengths? Now, let's say a spinal cord injury is thrown in at an extremely young age forcing the individual to have a particular hand preference, when the child could/would have been otherwise been something different: do you think such could be a factor for sculpting later mental strengths?

(I don't want to hear about ambidextrous possibilities, the point still remains!)


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Edited by Jennii, 10 November 2010 - 09:15 PM.

[quadinva]

Which came first the chicken or the egg?...Are left handed people more creative? or are More creative people left handed? hmmm?

[Jennii]

quadinva, on 10 November 2010 - 09:14 PM, said:

Which came first the chicken or the egg?...Are left handed people more creative? or are More creative people left handed? hmmm?

Ha! Yes, obviously not ALWAYS so but has been shown to be relatively frequent. I was basically saying hypothetically speaking, if that were in fact the case and the other variable was thrown in there, what then? I dunno ― silly thoughts, I know. I was just curious to see others' views on it.

Edited by Jennii, 10 November 2010 - 09:41 PM.

[quadinva]

Im leaning towards environment/experiences weighing more heavily on overall thought pattern, with a dash of natural intelligence lol

[guido]

Have a watch of this one - get past the start, as it's a fascinating story well told. Remember: she is a Brain Scientist.

If you're having problems with the embed, the original version on TED.com is here




About this talk
Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story.


About Jill Bolte Taylor
Brain researcher Jill Bolte Taylor studied her own stroke as it happened -- and has become a powerful voice for brain recovery.

Edited by guido, 10 November 2010 - 10:11 PM.

[Jennii]

guido, on 10 November 2010 - 10:05 PM, said:

Have a watch of this one - get past the start, as it's a fascinating story well told. Remember: she is a Brain Scientist.

If you're having problems with the embed, the original version on TED.com is here




About this talk
Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story.


About Jill Bolte Taylor
Brain researcher Jill Bolte Taylor studied her own stroke as it happened -- and has become a powerful voice for brain recovery.

Quite a fascinating clip! Thanks for sharing.