Saturday 25 August 2012

Resources

http://lesswrong.com/lw/d27/neuroscience_basics_for_lesswrongians/

There is some interesting stuff on neuroscience. Then I was put off by many world interpretation of QM and discussions thereof. Well MWI came from Everett and endorsed by DeWitt and Wheeler. I remain committed to Copenhagen interpretation. I am missing something..Can't see attraction of MWI

Monday 20 August 2012

Right hemisphere/Left Hemisphere


Differences Between Left and Right Hemisphere


                                       Hemispheric Dominance Inventory

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I took the test and my result is here

Which Side Do You Use?

You responded as a right brained person to 16 questions, and you responded as a left brained person to 3 questions. According to the Hemispheric Dominance test, you use your right brain the most. The summary briefly describes your dominance type. Remember, this only represents half of the picture. After you read the description, click on the link at the bottom of the page to find out how to use this information to improve your study strategies. Do not forget to print your results, if your instructor has requested you to do so. 

Some of the traits associated with the right side of the brain are listed in the table. Not all of the traits will apply to you. Remember, we use both side of our brain, but your right sides gets the most exercise. 

Type of Cognitive Processing
     
Brief Description
HolisticProcessing information from whole to part; sees the big picture first, not the details.
RandomProcessing information with out priority, jumps form one task to another.
ConcreteProcesses things that can be seen , or touched - real objects.
IntuitiveProcesses information based on whether or not it feels right know answer but not sure how it was derived.
NonverbalProcesses thought as illustrations.
Fantasy-OrientedProcesses information with creativity; less focuses on rules and regulations


Compare your left brain to your right brain.
Wow ! That makes me concrete and fantasy-oriented ! A scatter- brain!