Somewhere in the Upper Cortex
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“Hume could write Latin with his right hand
While writing Greek with his left”
Somewhere in the Upper Cortex
the intention
to write begins
this is fairly abstract
writing begins with the intention
to want to write
intention converts into action
below the level of consciousness
this is still, fairly abstract
They call it semantic retrieval
A binary code pulled from a hard drive
A bullet from a gun
Letters form a ballistic line along a curved trajectory
Your hand, arm, eyes
A complex process of more than fifty muscles
A push-
pull action
an indiosyncratic security system
the monster in the den –
is out.
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After reading a book on counterfeiting, forging and parody of signatures I thought about this. I guess it is cognitive and don't really know if poet should even go here but thought it would make for a few good posts.
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“Hume could write Latin with his right hand
While writing Greek with his left”
Somewhere in the Upper Cortex
the intention
to write begins
this is fairly abstract
writing begins with the intention
to want to write
intention converts into action
below the level of consciousness
this is still, fairly abstract
They call it semantic retrieval
A binary code pulled from a hard drive
A bullet from a gun
Letters form a ballistic line along a curved trajectory
Your hand, arm, eyes
A complex process of more than fifty muscles
A push-
pull action
an indiosyncratic security system
the monster in the den –
is out.
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After reading a book on counterfeiting, forging and parody of signatures I thought about this. I guess it is cognitive and don't really know if poet should even go here but thought it would make for a few good posts.
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Re: Somewhere in the Upper Cortex
Thu, February 28, 2008 - 4:13 PMWhen I was a child I knew a Japanese man who could draw with both hands simultaneously, one hand doing outlines and defining shapes, while the other was doing shading and texture. It was really something to watch. Later, when I was in my first year of college, I was studying music and as a freshman, was unable to take drum set instruction. My marimba instructor gave ma a copy of the "Inner Game of Tennis" and suggested that I read it and also that I set my drums up 'backwards' from the way I normally had them and play that way. I did. In fact I took it a step further and began doing everything I could with my non-habitual hand. It was a extraordinary experience and definitely made me a better player in the long run but also I am convinced a better thinker. It is hard to describe how my perceptions, both inner and outer, changed just by doing things non-habitually and forcing my brain to find new pathways or strengthen less used ones. -
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Re: Somewhere in the Upper Cortex
Sun, March 16, 2008 - 6:39 PMMichael, I'm curious. Are you right, left, or ambi handed/footed/eyed? And has that changed (strongly or weakly) since you started doing things non-habitually? -
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Re: Somewhere in the Upper Cortex
Mon, March 24, 2008 - 11:08 AMI was always ambidextrous with hands and feet, more so after practicing more with the 'weaker' side. I tend to favor my left ear and eye, and my right hand and foot. My left side keeps better 'time' and my right is more freely expressive when I play my instrument (drums/percussion/keyboards). -
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Re: Somewhere in the Upper Cortex
Tue, March 25, 2008 - 4:33 AMI'm about the same (left ear/eye right limbs dominant), with similar specializations in musical interpretation/expression (noticable when dancing, for the most part).
The odd thing is that while young, my left arm and leg tested out as significantly stronger than my right, so I suspect that my handedness results from conditioning as opposed to pre-disposition.
I'm curious, I seem to recall having heard of studies a few years ago indicating that imposition of "Off hand" kinesthetic patterns could result in individual problems during later development, although it seems to me that it mostly gives an edge on ambidexterity training. Anyone know anything about that?
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