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Do you see this ballerina move clock-wise or counter clock-wise?<\/p>\n

If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain<\/p>\n

if counter-clockwise then you use more of the left side brain.<\/p>\n

Well try as I might, I couldn\u2019t see the counter-clockwise movement at all! So, I guess I am hard-core right-brained person!!<\/p>\n

The site says that: Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it. Really? What do you see?<\/p>\n

LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS<\/strong>
uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and past
math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order\/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safe<\/p>\n

RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS<\/strong>
uses feeling
\u201cbig picture\u201d oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can \u201cget it\u201d (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you see this ballerina move clock-wise or counter clock-wise?<\/p>\n

If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain<\/p>\n

if counter-clockwise then you use more of the left side brain.<\/p>\n

Well try as I might, I couldn’t see the counter-clockwise movement at all! So, I guess I am hard-core right-brained person!!<\/p>\n

The site says that: Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it. Really? What do you see?<\/p>\n

LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS<\/strong>
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math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order\/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safe<\/p>\n

RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS<\/strong>
uses feeling
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symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can “get it” (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
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knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
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