handedness
i was trying to figure out a quick way of assessing where ppl's control mechanisms are located..
it seems to me that even for emo (right brain) ppl, it's a function of the left brain (since control is about assessing when/where appropriateness for expression and observation etc can take place). but some ppl don't seem to have the same "degree" of control as others, often over-emotionalising things (high-maintenance).
for example, this type of person might be extremely self-centred (the "i can have a tantrum in public if i want to because it's my feelings that are being hurt here, screw the rest of you" type) or simply not very aware (the "i don't know how you ppl do things here in the city, so i'm just going to publicly sulk right now" type).. either of these options, of course, remind us of small children. (more on the extension of that idea later).
i began to wonder about handedness... is our approach to the world determined even partially by which orientation (hand) we use? the world is designed for right-handed ppl.. left handers i've known have often complained about various things that i've never really thought of (being right-handed myself), like using can-openers, the location of elevator buttons, shirt buttons being on the wrong side and stuff like that. and left handedness is really unusual, like 13% of ppl up until their late teens down to about 5% of the population by old age -- this is coz left handers often don't live as long, even when you factor in the occasional practice of years gone by, where lefties were forced to become righties at schools (they often didn't really become righties, rather became ambidextrous).
handedness: each hand is controlled by the opposite side of the brain, ie left-hand ==> right brain, right-hand ==> left brain.
linguistic capability: a left-brain function (around 98% of the population).
handedness and language functions are often correlated. 95% of right handed ppl have left-brain linguistics, compared to 78% of left handed ppl. the rest have it in their right brain. (this data is from fMRI neurological tests).
humans store memories (usually) linguistically. we don't record events like a video camera would, rather we store impressions, sensations etc and weave a story around it, a narrative, which allows us to recall events in a way that gives us sense later on, and provides the option for interpretation (or re-interpretation later) if we require it. obviously not everyone is exactly the same, for example, try asking an 8 year old to describe their first surfing lesson (where they probably picked up the skill with great ease) and they generally can only describe it in very simple terms: "it was cool", "yeahhhhh" and stuff like that.. for now i'll call this emotional linguistics (right brain). ask a 28 year old (who probably foundered on every attempt to get up on the board) and they will describe it something like this: "oh that was difficult, but i feel like i could get better if i had more time", or "how is anyone supposed to ever learn how to do what those guys are doing?" [pointing to some 14 year olds who are weaving across waves on a board the size of an ironing board]. for now i'll call this response type justificational (or perhaps interpretive) linguistics (left brain).
and why do lefties die sooner? i propose that the crossover of neurological pathways between hemispheres is more complex than in righties for so-called simple/necessary life skills (ie talking, reading, etc) and that, along with all aging processes, it undergoes deterioration (also thru drug use or unexpected life-events) and causes a more damaging neural breakdown for them (than the rest of us) leading to other things like earlier epilepsy, alzheimer's and so on. i'm studying this atm.
but what i would really like to find is this: anyone who was forced to be a rightie for whatever reason (even thru breaking your arm as a kid) or anyone who has language formation in the right brain instead of the usual left.
i suspect that these ppl might be quieter in their dexterity of language.
alternatively, they might never shut up but the level of language might be small-talk.
or they might display a more aesthetic form of language than a structured form, like using more picturesque ways of describing things instead of functional/methodical ways.
it seems to me that even for emo (right brain) ppl, it's a function of the left brain (since control is about assessing when/where appropriateness for expression and observation etc can take place). but some ppl don't seem to have the same "degree" of control as others, often over-emotionalising things (high-maintenance).
for example, this type of person might be extremely self-centred (the "i can have a tantrum in public if i want to because it's my feelings that are being hurt here, screw the rest of you" type) or simply not very aware (the "i don't know how you ppl do things here in the city, so i'm just going to publicly sulk right now" type).. either of these options, of course, remind us of small children. (more on the extension of that idea later).
i began to wonder about handedness... is our approach to the world determined even partially by which orientation (hand) we use? the world is designed for right-handed ppl.. left handers i've known have often complained about various things that i've never really thought of (being right-handed myself), like using can-openers, the location of elevator buttons, shirt buttons being on the wrong side and stuff like that. and left handedness is really unusual, like 13% of ppl up until their late teens down to about 5% of the population by old age -- this is coz left handers often don't live as long, even when you factor in the occasional practice of years gone by, where lefties were forced to become righties at schools (they often didn't really become righties, rather became ambidextrous).
handedness: each hand is controlled by the opposite side of the brain, ie left-hand ==> right brain, right-hand ==> left brain.
linguistic capability: a left-brain function (around 98% of the population).
handedness and language functions are often correlated. 95% of right handed ppl have left-brain linguistics, compared to 78% of left handed ppl. the rest have it in their right brain. (this data is from fMRI neurological tests).
humans store memories (usually) linguistically. we don't record events like a video camera would, rather we store impressions, sensations etc and weave a story around it, a narrative, which allows us to recall events in a way that gives us sense later on, and provides the option for interpretation (or re-interpretation later) if we require it. obviously not everyone is exactly the same, for example, try asking an 8 year old to describe their first surfing lesson (where they probably picked up the skill with great ease) and they generally can only describe it in very simple terms: "it was cool", "yeahhhhh" and stuff like that.. for now i'll call this emotional linguistics (right brain). ask a 28 year old (who probably foundered on every attempt to get up on the board) and they will describe it something like this: "oh that was difficult, but i feel like i could get better if i had more time", or "how is anyone supposed to ever learn how to do what those guys are doing?" [pointing to some 14 year olds who are weaving across waves on a board the size of an ironing board]. for now i'll call this response type justificational (or perhaps interpretive) linguistics (left brain).
and why do lefties die sooner? i propose that the crossover of neurological pathways between hemispheres is more complex than in righties for so-called simple/necessary life skills (ie talking, reading, etc) and that, along with all aging processes, it undergoes deterioration (also thru drug use or unexpected life-events) and causes a more damaging neural breakdown for them (than the rest of us) leading to other things like earlier epilepsy, alzheimer's and so on. i'm studying this atm.
but what i would really like to find is this: anyone who was forced to be a rightie for whatever reason (even thru breaking your arm as a kid) or anyone who has language formation in the right brain instead of the usual left.
i suspect that these ppl might be quieter in their dexterity of language.
alternatively, they might never shut up but the level of language might be small-talk.
or they might display a more aesthetic form of language than a structured form, like using more picturesque ways of describing things instead of functional/methodical ways.