BRAIN FUNCTIONING Created by: Maratus Solikhah Nindi Rahmadani Nurul Lutfiyah
Definition of Left Brain
The human brain is a complex organ responsible for intelligence, senses, movement, and behavior (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 2007,1). The halves of the brain the right brain and the left brain perform different functions and communicate information with each other through a band of nerves that connect them. The left side of the brain controls most of the movements and functions of the right side of the body.
Left-brain characteristics include a gift
for language, analytical skills, and mathematical concepts such as time and sequence. The left brain "thinks" in language. It's that "calculating intelligence"
You may find that individuals with this
brain dominance are good with letters, numbers, and words (Sousa, 1995, p. 88). These individuals seem to have a knack for: Language skills including reading, writing, and speaking Math
Definition of Right Brain
The right side of the brain controls most of the movement and functions of the left side of the body. Other right brain functioning includes visuo-spatial recognition (imagery), autobiographical memory, stress modulation and holistic thinking.
Right-brain characteristics include creativity, the
ability to see patterns, spatial awareness, and the understanding of how things relate to one another in different contexts. You may find that individuals with this brain dominance are good at recognizing faces, places, and objects (Sousa, 1995, p. 88). These individuals seem to have a knack for: Art, including the ability to draw, paint, sculpt, etc. Imaginative thinking Music, including the ability to play instruments with ease or to recognize a song melody and play it back upon hearing it Keep in mind that right-brained individuals may exhibit one or several of these traits.
The right side of the brain also has an
integrative map of the body. 1. The right brain in counseling: When you're in counseling it's often useful to understand the role that the right brain plays in the process. Because it's the center for processing emotion and of our sense of identity, it has a huge influence on how we feel about ourselves and how we manage our relationships.
2. The right brain defined: We use the term
"right brain" to refer in a general way to those brain systems responsible for regulating our ability to interpret, navigate and thrive in the world. In particular, these systems also determine the quality of our relationships with others, including the ability to form secure emotional attachments.
3. Developmentally: Not all areas of the brain are
online when we are born. We learn about ourselves and the world through direct experience, not through words. Our experiences, especially with our caregivers, will be encoded in procedural memories that form the basis of our emotional life. Perhaps the most important characteristic of procedural memories is their non-conscious operation. Analysis, thought, and language are all conscious operations of the mind and are characteristic of "left brain" abilities, whereas the influence of the right brain occurs largely outside of our awareness.
Left and Right Dominant
1. Left brain dominant The left-side of the brain is considered to be adept at tasks that involve logic, language and analytical thinking. The leftbrain is often described as being better at: . Language . Logic . Critical thinking . Numbers . Reasoning
2. The Right Brain
According to the left-brain, right-brain dominance theory, the right side of the brain is best at expressive and creative tasks. Some of the abilities that are popularly associated with the right side of the brain include: Recognizing faces Expressing emotions Music Reading emotions Color Images Intuition Creativity