Right and Left Brain

Jill Bolte Taylor

Right hemisphere

• Intuition

• Emotions

• Visual

• Relational

• Creativity

• Playfulness

Kinesthetic Learning

• Learning through movements of our bodies

• Learn through 5 senses

Left Hemisphere

• Takes in millions of information

• Organization to better your future

• Voice in your head that reminds you of chores

Jill Bolte Taylor’s Stroke

• Within left hemisphere

• All stress within her mind temporarily disappeared

• Left hemisphere would shut off, and back on

• Every time it turned on, Jill realised situation

• Called her friend while left hemisphere was active

• As it shut off, incapability of communicating (5 senses)

Stoicism vs. Hedonism• Stoicism (left) : Human knowledge

• Hedonism (right) : Beauty, emotions, intuitions, creativity etc.

Which hemisphere overpowers YOUR mind?