How does the brain work?

How does the  brain work is still one of most intriguing unresolved mysteries of science.  Here is one practical test that will show you just how amazing and hard it is to evaluate how does the brain work.

You need to look at the animation and tell if you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise. You may think that it is clear that is is turning only way way. It turns out that different people have different perception of what is really happening. If you see it turn clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa.

You can also try to concentrate and try to turn the dancer other way around just by using your brain!

0,,5693171,00 How does the brain work?

LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
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

RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses feeling
"big picture" oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can "get it" (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking

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29 Comments

  1. chris
    4 weeks ago

    counter clockwise baby!. left brain for the war.

  2. Genius
    Sep 26th, 2009

    I can see it going both directions at the same time. My eyes start to feel weird and then I see it, just 1 image of it, but one side of my mind perceives all the attributes of it as leftward going, and the other side perceives all attributes of it as rightward going, and I'm behind there going good job you're both right. It's the same as seeing vases and faces simultaneously or seeing multiple possibilities at once in a chess game, for example.

  3. Amazing
    Sep 7th, 2009

    WOW i first saw it clockwise, then looked away but had a blurry image of it [still looking] then made it go anti clockwise! then slowly looked at the image and was going anti clockwise for 20 seconds AWESO!M!!!

  4. Aug 29th, 2009

    Going clockwise for me there you go!

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