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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 82158" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>There's a bloke in Australia researching autism and brain function, he reckons he's found a way to switch off some of the higher functions in his brain to try to trigger this sort of emergent artistic ability.</p><p></p><p>There are a number of possible explanations for this, including t he brain damage theory. For most people, artistic ability is generally on the right side of the brain, which also controls the left side of the body. People born left-handed are often more artistically inclined, while those born right-handed tend to me more mathematical. But not always.</p><p></p><p>I was probably born right-handed, but chose to copy my brain-damaged and now left-handed sister, and use my left hand. She isn't terribly artistic (ie she doesn't draw much) but is very good at interior design. Her twin (non-identical) is a very artistic right-hander, and our oldest sister was born left-handed and is VERY artistic, but was forced to change to right handed at school. She had a lot of problems with her development - she developed a bad stammer for some time, associated with changing hands.</p><p></p><p>So the link isn't absolute. There are a lot of other factors also, when it comes to artistic ability. Think about how you draw - when you draw, are you mentally labelling what you draw? Do you mentally say to yourself, "This is a bird's wing; this is the feathers in its tail," or do you think, "It curves this way and then kinks that way and round a bit more."</p><p>If the first one, then you are still a very left-brained artist. If the second, then it really is the right hand side of your brain you are using.</p><p></p><p>I write a lot. Not only here! And something we talk about in writing workshops, is the difference between using left brain or right brain. because we're using words, which tend to be a left brain thing, we have to constantly switch. We're writing about images, sensations, ideas and concepts, which are right-brain. When we're actively creating, we let the words flow and they do so from the right brain. But when we edit - that's left brain. Being able to switch frequently is a rare talent and a useful one.</p><p></p><p>Linda, this could be connected to some degree of damage in your left brain. or it could simply be that you are a talented right hander who has finally got the time to sit and work on something new.</p><p></p><p>I'm glad you're enjoying it.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 82158, member: 1991"] There's a bloke in Australia researching autism and brain function, he reckons he's found a way to switch off some of the higher functions in his brain to try to trigger this sort of emergent artistic ability. There are a number of possible explanations for this, including t he brain damage theory. For most people, artistic ability is generally on the right side of the brain, which also controls the left side of the body. People born left-handed are often more artistically inclined, while those born right-handed tend to me more mathematical. But not always. I was probably born right-handed, but chose to copy my brain-damaged and now left-handed sister, and use my left hand. She isn't terribly artistic (ie she doesn't draw much) but is very good at interior design. Her twin (non-identical) is a very artistic right-hander, and our oldest sister was born left-handed and is VERY artistic, but was forced to change to right handed at school. She had a lot of problems with her development - she developed a bad stammer for some time, associated with changing hands. So the link isn't absolute. There are a lot of other factors also, when it comes to artistic ability. Think about how you draw - when you draw, are you mentally labelling what you draw? Do you mentally say to yourself, "This is a bird's wing; this is the feathers in its tail," or do you think, "It curves this way and then kinks that way and round a bit more." If the first one, then you are still a very left-brained artist. If the second, then it really is the right hand side of your brain you are using. I write a lot. Not only here! And something we talk about in writing workshops, is the difference between using left brain or right brain. because we're using words, which tend to be a left brain thing, we have to constantly switch. We're writing about images, sensations, ideas and concepts, which are right-brain. When we're actively creating, we let the words flow and they do so from the right brain. But when we edit - that's left brain. Being able to switch frequently is a rare talent and a useful one. Linda, this could be connected to some degree of damage in your left brain. or it could simply be that you are a talented right hander who has finally got the time to sit and work on something new. I'm glad you're enjoying it. Marg [/QUOTE]
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