tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211673002367960332.post1718361416009860627..comments2023-09-09T02:41:47.167-07:00Comments on Beyond Advaita: Ardhanareeswar – The Bilateral Human BrainRamesam Vemurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13670447320400400816noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211673002367960332.post-24257457924435087542010-12-22T18:02:00.051-08:002010-12-22T18:02:00.051-08:00A study published in Dec 2010 debunks the myth ab...A study published in Dec 2010 debunks the myth about the popular Dancing Girl Silhouette Illusion shown in one of the Youtube videos.<br /><br />"A psychology professor has found that the way people perceive the Silhouette Illusion, a popular illusion that went viral and has received substantial online attention, has little to do with the viewers' personality, or whether they are left- or right-brained, despite the fact that the illusion is often used to test these attributes in popular e-quizzes."<br /><br />The Psychologist proposed that the viewing angle makes the difference. Robert Karl Stonjek, however, rubbishes the explanation that the viewing angle causes the difference in perception.<br /><br />See : http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-12-debunks-myth-popular-optical-illusion.htmlRamesam Vemurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670447320400400816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211673002367960332.post-82833753503930367302010-12-04T17:31:38.813-08:002010-12-04T17:31:38.813-08:00There are some interesting videos on Youtube regar...There are some interesting videos on Youtube regarding Left and Right brain hemispheres. You may like to watch :<br /><br />Title: What Side Are You? Left vs. Right Brain <br /><br />Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P93CnIAjNGU&NR=1Ramesam Vemurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670447320400400816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211673002367960332.post-74247163276402059672010-07-02T09:02:26.847-07:002010-07-02T09:02:26.847-07:00Also please see the Book Review of:
From Axons to ...Also please see the Book Review of:<br />From Axons to Identity: Neurological Explorations of the Nature of the Self by<br />Todd E. Feinberg, W.W. Norton, 2009, pp: 288<br /><br />"We may refer to ourselves as particular entities-- I am, you are, we are-- but<br />in fact the self is a function, evanescent and in a constant flux of whirling<br />change. Although we experience ourselves as things, fixed entities occupying a<br />physical space in the world, we are in reality a process, a continuous unfolding<br />in time, constantly becoming."Ramesam Vemurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670447320400400816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211673002367960332.post-17982643923264044222010-06-29T22:19:32.126-07:002010-06-29T22:19:32.126-07:00A Research Finding Just Published says that brain ...A Research Finding Just Published says that brain hemispheres can be even motivated separately!<br /><br />"Psychologists used to think that motivation was a conscious process...Motivation could be subconscious; when people saw subliminal pictures of a reward, even if they didn't know what they'd seen, they would try harder for a bigger reward...New research shows that it's possible for only one side of the brain, and thus one side of the body, to be motivated at a time. It changes the conception we have about motivation. It's a weird idea, that your left hand, for instance, could be more motivated than your right hand."<br /><br />www.physorg.com/news197039212.htmlRamesam Vemurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670447320400400816noreply@blogger.com