From: Ross A. Finlayson (raf@tiki-lounge.com)
Date: Tue Dec 05 2000 - 14:56:28 MST
Hello,
What we need, then, are biofeedback devices that tell us what parts of our brains
are activated. I have heard that there are more than three hundred types of
neurons.
Michael M. Butler wrote:
> There has also been research (of quality unknown to me) that purportedly
> indicates that Japanese people process language and music in the same
> hemisphere. This has naturally (humans being humans) been used by some
> to declare superiority compared to Western thought processes.
>
> I don't have any more info on this at the moment, but I'm sure someone
> could turn some up.
>
> Josh Martin wrote:
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-extropians@extropy.org
> > > [mailto:owner-extropians@extropy.org]On Behalf Of Anders Sandberg
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 10:29 AM
> > > To: extropians@extropy.org
> > > Subject: Re: Men do hear, but differently
> > >
> > >
> > > Amara asked:
> > > >
> > > >http://www.medicine.indiana.edu/news_releases/archive_00/men_hear
> > > ing00.html
> > > > > Interesting about the hearing ... Now what about speech ?
> > > > > What part of the brains do men and women utilize for speaking?
> > > > > Amara
> > >
> > > I think they are roughly the same, but the studies mentioned in
> > > http://web.missouri.edu/~psycorie/brain.html suggest that in women the
> > > language system is more distributed (with exceptions like Wernicke's
> > > and Broca's areas). My guess is that in women the network is more
> > > bilateral and less easily disrupted by the failure of a single region.
> >
> > You are correct, sir. The general trend is that men are more
> > visual-spatially oriented, while women are more verbally oriented. Women
> > also have a more bi-laterally distributed brain in general, both
> > visual-spatially and verbally. Damage to the left hemisphere in males
> > usually spares almost all visual-spatial abilities, while damaging verbal,
> > while women lose some of both types of abilities. The reverse is true for
> > right hemisphere damage: men mostly spare verbal, lose visual, women, a bit
> > of both. The higher lateralization in men is also the reason why they make
> > better split-brain subjects.
> >
> > I can provide references, if anyone so desires.
> >
> > JPM
People use different parts of their brains?
Ross
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