59 The Wonders of the Right and Left Hemispheres
Some time ago I did a handout on drawing verbs not nouns. Just now, two or three years later (I’m slow and steady), the thought occurred to me that nouns might be dealt with mainly in the left hemisphere of the brain, while the right hemisphere prefers the verbs. A short, easy experiment will verify this premise. Think of a noundog, man, deltoid muscle. Your mind immediately presents you with some familiar breeds of dogs, a man in some form, and the deltoid muscle probably conjures up an anatomy book illustration (typical left brain conceptions). Now, think of some verbs—running, cooking, or acting. Suddenly there is activity, life, and gesture on your mental screen (right brain reection).
So it ...
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