Micaiah Achtymichuk’s 1^st blog: Thursday; February 11^th, 2010. 3/3

What we did today: in today’s class we…

·      Did a quiz on synapses and nerve impulses.

·       We wrapped up our study of the brain (quiz on this material tomorrow, see key points booklet)

• - Recapped brain.
• -Did case study questions, on p- 430.
• We reviewed Jeff’s blog
• Ended class by watching video in which a female scientist described her internal experience during a stroke. (Video can be here: http://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html)

Thoughts about the material:

I think that the distinction between the nature of the two different sides of the brain is very interesting, the idea of them have different “personalities” meaning that they seem to carry out their own and very different functions is intriguing. I wonder what side does what? 

Above and beyond:

Well after doing a bit of web perusing, I found the answers to at least some of my questions. The brains functions seem to be separated between the two sides. The left side dealing with such things as liner and mathematical processing and is ground within reality, Where as the right side seems to be associated with creativity, intuition and tends to be more grounded within fantasy.

(The information I used can be found here.)

http://www.funderstanding.com/content/right-brain-vs-left-brain

http://painting.about.com/od/rightleftbrain/a/Right_Brain.htm

I was curious as to which side was dominate with me, so I found some online tests and as expected I was more right brained then left brained, but was still fairly left brained.

(The test I took can be found here.)

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/wacky/the-right-brain-vs-left-brain/story-e6frev20-1111114577583

http://www.wherecreativitygoestoschool.com/vancouver/left_right/rb_test.htm