4.0331 Memory, Right and Left (2/39)
Elaine Brennan & Allen Renear (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Mon, 30 Jul 90 21:03:21 EDT
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 4, No. 0331. Monday, 30 Jul 1990.
(1) Date: Fri, 27 Jul 90 23:31:19 EDT (21 lines)
From: Frank Dane <FDANE@UGA>
Subject: Re: 4.0327 Responses: Memory;
(2) Date: Fri, 27 Jul 90 17:50:49 EDT (18 lines)
From: HANSCHKA%uhavax.decnet@uhasun.hartford.edu
Subject: re: Memory
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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 90 23:31:19 EDT
From: Frank Dane <FDANE@UGA>
Subject: Re: 4.0327 Responses: Memory ...
Perhaps due to the lateness of the hour, I cannot forego "jumping on"
Koren's remarks concerning left brain/right brain business and memory.
When one reads the research, as opposed to popular press, concerning
hemispheric differences, it is apparent that the whole R/L business has
been quite overblown. In most people, the left brain is more active
when processing linguistic information than is the right brain. Except
in those individuals who have had their corpus callosum severed as a
treatment for epilepsy, that's the extent of the R/L brain "business".
For all others, the CC provides a complete link between the two
hemispheres. Thus, most of the R/L business is, in the words of one of
former professors, pop crap.
Frank Dane, Psychology, Mercer University
P. S. As my finger moves to send this, I have a sinking feeling
that I am going to get blasted in future discussions. Nevertheless...
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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 90 17:50:49 EDT
From: HANSCHKA%uhavax.decnet@uhasun.hartford.edu
Subject: re: Memory
Judy, I know how you feel. I too am a south-paw [baseball for lefty].
I also have the same problem with being able to remember a face, but
being unable to put the name to it. The other direction - being told
the name and the name pulling everything else up with it - works well for
me too. One chronic offender is an old History teacher of mine. I can
often retrieve his face, but have to hit my high school yearbook to
recall his name.
I also ran into a former biology teacher of mine at a wedding a few
weeks ago. I remembered the face, but it wasn't until someone told me
her name [I broke down and asked ;-) ] that I could remember the rest.
Is this a lefty phenomenon, or is it limited to left-handed, female,
computer junkies?
( 8-) ) -Ruth H-