http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture_thinking
Thinking visually is often
associated with the right half of the brain. The visual-spatial learner
model is based on the newest discoveries in brain research about the
different functions of the hemispheres. The left hemisphere is sequential,
analytical, and time-oriented. The right hemisphere perceives the whole,
synthesizes, and apprehends movement in space. picture thinking is often
confused with dyslexia, and it is true that people who 'think in pictures'
often have difficulty with learning to read, but not all picture thinkers
suffer from the normal symptoms associated with dyslexia. Some autistics
think in pictures.
Traits that most picture thinkers do share are:
* Thinking with the meaning of language in terms of multidimensional
scenarios of the ideas and concepts, as opposed to the sound of language.
* Natural ability to 'quick read' whole sentences instead of word for
word, but when asked to read out loud what they have read they often use
other words than what is actually written.
* Ability to remember exactly the location and relative position of
objects they have placed somewhere.
http://www.visualspatial.org/
Thinking visually is often
associated with the right half of the brain. The visual-spatial learner
model is based on the newest discoveries in brain research about the
different functions of the hemispheres. The left hemisphere is sequential,
analytical, and time-oriented. The right hemisphere perceives the whole,
synthesizes, and apprehends movement in space. picture thinking is often
confused with dyslexia, and it is true that people who 'think in pictures'
often have difficulty with learning to read, but not all picture thinkers
suffer from the normal symptoms associated with dyslexia. Some autistics
think in pictures.
Traits that most picture thinkers do share are:
* Thinking with the meaning of language in terms of multidimensional
scenarios of the ideas and concepts, as opposed to the sound of language.
* Natural ability to 'quick read' whole sentences instead of word for
word, but when asked to read out loud what they have read they often use
other words than what is actually written.
* Ability to remember exactly the location and relative position of
objects they have placed somewhere.
http://www.visualspatial.org/
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Very interesting sites. I think I must be a right-brainer!
Thank you for the lawn seeding advice, much appreciated.
Wow, that website was cool. My son is very visual-spatial and I am only somewhat. He and his dad share the visual gift. I have more of the spatial skills. We are all so different, yes? Tell me since your trauma, what kinds of tests have you had done? I assume you have had all of the new SPECT and brain scanning things done. What have you learned about your brain? Is it likely that you will ever be able to sleep again? Is there anything coming down that road that might be hopeful for you? How do you survive without sleep? Are you exhausted all the time? I know this is a lot of questions, but I am really quite interested in your particular situation. Hugs.
Thank you for reading and commenting on my journal.
You asked:
Tell me since your trauma, what kinds of tests have you had done?
What have you learned about your brain?
Is it likely that you will ever be able to sleep again?
Is there anything coming down that road that might be hopeful for you?
How do you survive without sleep?
Are you exhausted all the time?
EEG - wildly abnormal. There is no sleep pattern. I have brain damage. My IQ went up. I suddenly got good at math. I became color-blind. I will not likely sleep again without extreme medication.
I do not have \'hope\' per se. I have faith in the Lord. I am his servant, his will be done.
I drank for 20 years, to sleep, to survive. I gave that up 5 years ago. The first 4 years were the hardest. I reached the point where I was just a zombie, stumbling through each day as they blurred together. After that, things became clearer, easier. I stopped wasting energy. Exhaustion is my constant state.
It sounds stupid, but I got used to it. Maybe a new doctor will take this seriously. My last one barely noticed me.