Left brain, Right brain – Your learning resource in two halves?
It has been said by researchers such as Roger Perry that the human brain can be viewed as being in two halves with each providing its own defined learning resource to the individual.
The left side of the brain is thought to be the logical half processing information sequentially in parts. The right side of the brain is said to be the creative side processing in ‘wholes’.
This understanding has led to an industry of commentators who have categorised people as predominantly ‘left brained’ or ‘right brained’, often saying that one is better than the other, if you like that one learning resource is better than the other. Is this the correct view and how does the answer matter to you personally and as a parent?
Well, other researchers now say that this is too limited a way of thinking about the brain and that human capability and learning does not fall neatly into left brain and right brain activity. For example J Levy says that the two halves are involved in almost everything that people do.
To quote Eric Jenson;
“Each side of the brain relies on the other and each is part of a larger “whole” …… Both parts and wholes are important to learning ….. those who are promoting ‘right brain thinking’ might do more good by promoting ‘whole brain thinking’.
So how can you apply whole brain thinking to help you and your children with life and with learning?
A brilliant and practical method of applying whole brain thinking is to use Memory Mapping.
The Learning Well encourages the use of Memory Mapping as it provides one of the very best whole brain learning experiences that makes use of all the learning resource that is the brain.
A Memory Map combines logic, sequence, and creativity to enable accelerated learning that can be very easily remembered.
Using this technique can make a huge difference to you personally and also to your children greatly enhancing their abilities and learning.
We thoroughly recommend the use of Memory Mapping to you and you are invited to learn about it from the resources available to you on this Blog including our free reports. Mapping will make a huge difference to your life and that of your children enhancing their learning and yours.
