A Meeting of The Minds
Balancing Unbalanced Brains
So today while surfing the world wide brain I came across a unique test from AI - The Art Institute of Vancover. Having been a long time user and advocate of Holosync I thought I would take the test. Holosync Technology allows for a free meditative experience that among many things, allows through the use of Binaural Beat technology to build a bridge between the two hemispheres of the Brain thus allowing for a more holistic, balanced way of thinking. There are other Binaural beat technology programs out there such as Hemisync and even some NLP programs, but I have found the Holosync philosophy more in line with the my own.
Binaural beat technology is simply sending two different sound frequencies to each hemisphere of the brain to alter your brainwaves. Your brain responds by producing a third sound (called a binaural beat) that encourages the desired brainwave activity by having the two olivary nuclei "Talk" to one another to "Balance" out the two frequncies by making a third. So when I saw the test I thought, Cool, lets see if this has been working. Below are my test results and a link for you to try it yourself. My Results
Thank you for taking the Creativity Test.
The results show your brain dominance as being:
Left Brain | Right Brain |
49% | 51% |
You are more right-brained than left-brained. The right side of your brain controls the left side of your body. In addition to being known as right-brained, you are also known as a creative thinker who uses feeling and intuition to gather information. You retain this information through the use of images and patterns. You are able to visualize the "whole" picture first, and then work backwards to put the pieces together to create the "whole" picture. Your thought process can appear quite illogical and meandering. The problem-solving techniques that you use involve free association, which is often very innovative and creative. The routes taken to arrive at your conclusions are completely opposite to what a left-brained person would be accustomed. You probably find it easy to express yourself using art, dance, or music. Some occupations usually held by a right-brained person are forest ranger, athlete, beautician, actor/actress, craftsman, and artist.
Mind Mirror Graphs of
Balanced and Unbalanced Brains
Holosync Founder Ed Harris states, If you'd like to meditate as deeply (actually more deeply) than a Zen monk, literally at the touch of a button...virtually eliminate stress from your life...naturally and safely stimulate the production of brain chemicals that dramatically slow aging and increase longevity...boost your mental powers to unheard of levels...eliminate most so-called "dysfunctional" feelings and behaviors...and attain a level of happiness and inner peace few people experience...please read on.
Ed has taken the following images of brain wave patterns of subjects connected by electrodes placed on their scalp to a Mind Mirror, a type of EEG machine.The bars on the left represent activity in the left brain, and those on the right represent activity in the right brain.The length of the bar as it expands out from the center respreseents the amplitude, or relative strength, of each brain wave pattern.
Moving from top to bottom in each diagram, each bar represents a different frequency, with the top five bars on either side representing beta waves at 38, 30, 24, 19, and 15 Hz, respectively; the next three bars representing alpha waves at 12.5, 10.5, and 9 Hz; the next three bars representing theta waves at 7.5, 6, and 4.5 Hz; and the bottom three bars representing delta waves at 2.75, 1.5, and 0.75 Hz.
Unbalanced Mind - Non-Meditator
Brain waves of a non-meditator with eyes open. Notice the lack of balance between the left and right hemispheres, with higher amplitude in the left hemisphere showing concentration or controlled attention. Also notice the very low amplitude of alpha waves. The higher amplitude in the delta area is the result of unconscious, autonomic nervous system functions.
Alpha Waves - Balanced Mind
Holosync meditator listening to Holosync designed to induce alpha waves. Notice the low amplitude of beta waves and high amplitude of alpha waves, indicating deep relaxation. The relatively high amplitude of delta waves is associated with unconscious autonomic processes.
Delta Brain Waves - Balanced Mind
Holosync meditator (eyes closed) listening to a soundtrack designed to enhance delta brain waves in the 2.5 Hz range. Notice the high amplitude of the bars representing the delta range, the smaller amplitude in the other brain wave patterns, and a slightly greater amount of alpha (the result of the other sounds on the CD). Note also the relative balance between the two sides of the brain.
Awakened Mind
Long time Holosync meditator with eyes closed (not listening to Holosync). Note the relative balance between the brain waves in each hemisphere, the peaks in amplitude in each of the alpha, theta, and delta areas, and the relatively small amplitude in the beta area. This pattern is very similar to that of the "Awakened Mind" identified by researcher Maxwell Cade.
Mind Mirror - Balanced Mind
Experienced Holosync meditator in resting state eyes open (not listening to Holosync). Notice the relative balance of all four brain wave types, and the relative balance between left and right hemispheres, which corresponds to whole brain functioning. The relatively high amplitude of all brain wave patterns, without any areas of extremely low amplitude in any frequency, indicates that tor this person the conscious and unconscious areas of the mind can share information.
Seeing the figure spin clockwise denotes a right-brain person, whereas an anti-clockwise spin is perceived by those more left-brained. With a little practice you can alter the direction many times in one showing. I tried this myself and with practice could make the girl spin in either direction. Upon first try I saw it spin almost exclusively Clockwise till near the end it spun the other way. When I replayed it again for the second time I saw that this was a pretty cool animation as it spun in different directions. Give it a try.
Here is a two girl version so you can play back and see that it is YOU that makes the girls spin different direction. I found it easier to see the difference with the two girls, but either way, it's a trip.
RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses feeling
"big picture" oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can "get it" (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking
LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and past
math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safe
For a wild look into this split of the bridge between the left and
right cerebral hemisphers (the corpus callosum) take a look at
this video. A mans left and right brain no longer communicate
through that pathway after having been severed, here's what happens
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I was 52/48. I'm a lefty but I feel like a righty. Weird.
Good commercial for the Holosync. Got me interested. I 'd like to “sync” something into the Holosync model too. LOL! Sorry D, I have no edit function sometimes… I had the frontal lobotomy already and it didn't work. I guess I'll try it again.
I got pretty good at spinning the dancer both directions, fun!
On the serious side, I was taught Taoist yoga eye movements to help with balancing hemispheres and the ol' cross-crawl exercise. I do them in shower. TMI…
That video was fascinating.
so interesting and fascinating ..
..definitely a right brainer…!
and for my curiousity's sake..took the test: = right brain 54% / left brain 46%.
thank you
Hey Rod,
always makng me laugh…interesting stuff on the cross-crawl exercise, I had never heard of that before, thanks for sharing.
I thought it was interesting that both you and Leah were balanced which would lead to an interesting experiment. I would be willing to bet that the members of Zaadz, I mean “Gaia” community would indeed be more balanced with a higher population of meditators. Would be interesting to see vs. say the general web.