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Module 6:

The Powers of Mind


Objectives:

1. Discuss that understanding the left and right


brain functions may help in improving one's
learning.
2. Explore mind-mapping techniques suited to the
right brain or left brain- dominant thinking styles.
3. Make a plan to improve learning using both left
and right brain development.
Activity: Lateral Thinking Puzzles
1. You are driving down the road in your car on a
wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop
and you see three people waiting for the bus:
a. An old lady who looks as if she is about to
die
b. An old friend who once saved your life
c. The perfect partner you have been dreaming
about.
Knowing that there can only
be one passenger in your car,
whom would you choose?
2. The Man in the Elevator
A man lives on the tenth floor of a building.
Every day he takes the elevator to go down to
the ground floor to go to work or to go
shopping. When he returns he takes the
elevator to the seventh floor and walks up the
stairs to reach his apartment on the tenth floor.
He hates walking so why does he do it?
3. The Deadly Dish

Two men went into a restaurant.


They both ordered the same dish
from the menu. After they tasted it,
one of the men went outside the
restaurant and shot himself. Why?
4. Trouble with Sons

A woman had two sons who were


born on the same hour of the same
day of the same month of the same
year. But they were not twins. How
could this be so?
5. Heaven

A man died and went to Heaven. There


were thousands of other people there. They
were all naked and all looked as they did at
the age of 21. He looked around to see if there
was anyone he recognised. He saw a couple
and he knew immediately that they were Adam
and Eve. How did he know?
Reading: Brainpower: Complex Organ
Controls Your Every Thought and Move

The Power to Act


The brain has three major parts-- the
cerebrum, the cerebellum and the brain
stem.
 The brain stem connects the spinal cord and the
brain. It controls functions that keep people alive
such as breathing, heart rate, blood pressure and
digestion.
 Things are different in the cerebellum. That
region controls voluntary movement. When you
want to lift your fork, wave your hand, brush your
hair or wink at a cutie, you form the thought and;
 Then an area in the cerebellum translates your
will into action. It happens so quickly.
 Neurons, with three- part units and are key to brain
function. They are comprised of a nerve cell body, axon
and dendrite, and they power the rapid- fire process that
turns thought into movement.
 The thought moves as an electrical signal from the nerve
cell down the axon to a dendrite, which looks like
branches at the end of nerve cells.
 The signal jumps from the end of the dendrite on one cell
across the space, called a synapse, to the dendrite of
another cell with the help of chemicals called
neurotransmitters.
The cerebrum is the largest of the three
brain sections, accounts for about 85
percent of the brain's weight, and has
four lobes. The lobes- frontal, parietal,
temporal and occipital-- each have
different functions. They get their names
from the sections of the skull that are
next to them.
The parietal lobe helps people
understand what they see and feel,
while the frontal lobe determines
personality and emotions. Vision
functions are located in the occipital
lobe, and hearing and word
recognition abilities are in the
temporal lobe.
A Critical Age
 Because the brain's healthy functioning is
essential to living and determines quality of life,
doctors emphasize protecting the organ from
injury and chemical abuse.
 There is a consensus among researchers that
brain cells regenerate throughout life, said Doug
Postels, a pediatric neurosurgeon in New
Orleans, but that new growth happens very
slowly after a certain age.
 During the first three years of life, the brain
experiences most of its growth and develops
most of its potential for learning. That's the time
frame in which synaptogenesis, or the creation of
pathways for brain cells to communicate, occurs.

Drug Damage
 Because so little recovery occurs to brains
damaged after age 3, the effects of drugs and
alcohol on the brain might be lasting.
 Doctors know what inhalants, steroids,
marijuana, cocaine and alcohol do to the brain
when people use them.
 Inhalants, such as glue, paint, gasoline and
aerosols, detroy the outer lining of nerve cells
and make them unable to communicate with one
another. In 1993, more than 60 young people
died from sniffing inhalants, according to National
families in Action, a drug education center based
in Atlanta.
Studies have found that marijuana use
hinders memory, learning, judgment and
reaction times, while steroids cause
aggression and violent mood swings.
Ecstacy use is rising among young people,
Rusche said, and scientists have found that
drug destroys neurons that make serotonin,
a chemical crucial in controlling sleep,
violence, mood swings and sexual urges.
Reading: The Dominant Side of The Brain

Researchers believed that brain dominance


determines a person's preferences, problem-
solving style, personality characterestics, and
even career choices.
For example, aright- brain individual will
quickly get a feeling for a situation, while a left-
brain person will usually ask a lot of questions
The following chart reflects additional difference between
left and bright- brain dominance.
PERSONAL PREFERENCE
LEFT DOMINANCE RIGHT DOMINANCE
Classical music Popular music
Being on time A good times
Careful planning To visualize the outcome
To consider alternative To go with the first idea
Being thoughtful Being active
Monopoly, scrabble or chess Athletics, art, or music
There is nothing good or bad about either preference. Both
orientations can be equally successful in accomplishing a single task;
however, one may be more appropriate over the other depending on the
situation.
Activity: Mind Mapping
Mind Mapping is a powerful thinking tool. It
is a graphical technique that mirrors the way the
brain works, and was invented by Tony Buzan.
Mind mapping helps to make thinking
visible. Mind maps have a wide variety of uses,
for example, note taking, revision planning,
planning for writing and problem solving can all
be successfuly carried out using the technique.
Let's do these!!!

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