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Using the entirety of your brain

  • 30-10-2009 1:17am
    #1
    HalloweenJack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,255 ✭✭✭


    I was recently told by a doctor that people who write at an angle, say 90 degrees or less, are only using half their brain.

    As someone who does this I'm interested to know is their any truth in this? And if so, is there any way to use the entirety of your brain?


Comments

  • #2
    p.pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,267 ✭✭✭p.pete


    alternate angles maybe?


  • #3
    Rayne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 423 ✭✭Rayne


    Quick lit search hasn't shown anything up... and I would be extremely skeptical about statements like that.


  • #4
    Red Hand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,986 ✭✭✭Red Hand


    I don't know about statements like that. You never use more than a small part of your brain at any time anyway. The brain is divided into separate regions...language/sound/vision/cognitive processes/dexterity so handwriting will only use the parts of your brain necessary for that task.

    You cannot use all of your brain at the same time.


  • #5
    Piriz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭Piriz


    hi OP,
    i agree this is complete crap, 'graphology' the study of handwriting especially for the purpose of character analysis is complete tosh..
    there are basic beliefs that handwriting slanting forward or to the right is a sign of ambition or the opposite direction a sign of being laid back but when challenged these hand writing experts can not even determine or distinguish the sex of of the individual whos writing they analyse..its bull****..
    here is the wiki link to it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphology check out 'validity'.

    i cant believe a doctor told you this..a simple experiment with an EEG would quickly prove this to be complete nonsense i would imagine!


  • #6
    Valmont
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,857 ✭✭✭Valmont


    It wasn't this fellow, was it?

    e9568c78858962503d7eacb752623a9d_Dr%20Nick%20Simpsons.png


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  • #7
    Kevster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭Kevster


    That is arguably the funniest reply I've ever seen on Boards, valmont :p

    In reply t the OP, I really can't see how this is true but, then again, i think that there's more info from your source than you're revealing to us here. I mean, from what you've written, if i start writing at an angle, does that mean I'm only using half of my brain? Some people are semi-paralysed in their neck region and tilt their heads in one direction, so maybe it's something to do with this?


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