Tungkol sa Utak

Naaliw ako nang makapunta ako sa site ni Doctor Hugo. Unang nakakuha sa aking ng pansin ay ang seksyon tungkol sa utak ng tao. Katulad ng ating alam, ang kaliwang bahagi ng utak ay para sa lohikal na pag-iisip at ang kanang bahagi naman ay para sa ating imahinasyon at intuwisyon. Ngayon, konting galaw-galaw lang para sa ating mga utak. Hehe. Subukan niyo ito.

Ano ang ikot ng babaeng ito? Clockwise ba o counter-clockwise?

Kapag clockwise ang tingin mo, ang kanang bahagi ng utak mo ang gumagana. At kapag counter-clockwise naman, ang kaliwang bahagi naman. Ngayon, subukan mo naman na pagpalit-palitin ang ikot ng babaeng ito sa iyong isipan. Haha. Sinubukan ko ‘yan. Medyo sumakit ulo ko. Haha

Eto, subukan mo naman ang susunod.

Katulad ng nakasulat na sa tsart sa itaas, tila nagkokontrahan ang kaliwa’t kanan ng utak mo. Nakailang mali ka? Hehe. Subukan mo ng ilang beses para sumakit pa lalo utak mo.

Ano ang nakikita mo sa kaliwa? Isang nakasimangot na mukha. At sa kanan naman ay isang kalmadong mukha. Ngayon, lumayo ka ng mga 10 feet. Ano na nakikita mo? Nagbaliktad na ang dalawa, ‘di ba? Ang kanan na ang nakasimangot at ang kaliwa na ang may kalmadong mukha. Asteg?

Eto na ang huling ilusyon. Ngayon, ang nakikita mo ay mga tuldok na kulay pink at ito lang ang makikita mo. Pero subukan mong magkonsentreyt sa cross sa gitna. Konsentreyt lang sa itim na cross sa gitna. Ano na ang nakikita mo?

Paniguradong ang nakikita mo ay parang nawawala ang mga tuldok na kulay pink at umiikot na kulay berde na tuldok na lang ang nakikita mo at ang itim na cross. Asteg ulit?

Tapos na sa ilusyon. Ngayon naman, isang paliwanag tungkol sa pagkakaiba ng utak ng lalake at ng utak ng babae.

What kind of brain do you have? There really are big differences between the male and female brain, says Simon Baron-Cohen, director of the Autism Research Centre, Cambridge University. In his new book, the Essential Difference: Men, Women and the Extreme Male Brain (published by Penguin) Baron-Cohen shows that, indisputably, on average male and female minds are of a slightly different character. Men tend to be better at analysing systems (better systemisers), while women tend to be better at reading the emotions of other people (better empathisers). Baron-Cohen shows that this distinction arises from biology, not culture.

Cell numbers: men have 4% more brain cells than women, and about 100 grams more of brain tissue. Many women have asked me why men need more brain tissue in order to get the same things done.

Cellular connections: even though a man seems to have more brain cells, it is reported that women have more dendritic connections between brain cells.

Corpus collosum size: it is reported that a woman’s brain has a larger corpus collusum, which means women can transfer data between the right and left hemisphere faster than men. Men tend to be more left brained, while women have greater access to both sides.

Language: for men, language is most often just in the dominant hemisphere (usually the left side), but a larger number of women seem to be able to use both sides for language. This gives them a distinct advantage. If a woman has a stroke in the left front side of the brain, she may still retain some language from the right front side. Men who have the same left sided damage are less likely to recover as fully.

Limbic size: bonding/nesting instincts - current research has demonstrated that females, on average, have a larger deep limbic system than males. This gives females several advantages and disadvantages. Due to the larger deep limbic brain women are more in touch with their feelings, they are generally better able to express their feelings than men. They have an increased ability to bond and be connected to others (which is why women are the primary caretakers for children - there is no society on earth where men are primary caretakers for children). Females have a more acute sense of smell, which is likely to have developed from an evolutionary need for the mother to recognize her young. Having a larger deep limbic system leaves a female somewhat more susceptible to depression, especially at times of significant hormonal changes such as the onset of puberty, before menses, after the birth of a child and at menopause. Women attempt suicide three times more than men. Yet, men kill themselves three times more than women, in part, because they use more violent means of killing themselves (women tend to use overdoses with pills while men tend to either shoot or hang themselves) and men are generally less connected to others than are women. Disconnection from others increases the risk of completed suicides.

Hwoo.

Mga utak-utak. May post pala ako rito dati tungkol sa rentahan ng utak sa hinaharap na nabasa ko sa komiks. Pwedeng mong basahin uli rito.

Eto ang pinakahuli bahagi para sa blog ko ngayon. Mag-iiwan ako ng dalawang simpleng problema at sana ay sagutan o masagutan mo.

An Arab sheikh is old and must will his fortune to one of his two sons. He makes a proposition. His two sons will ride their camels in a race, and whichever camel crosses the finish line last will win the fortune for its owner. During the race, the two brothers wander aimlessly for days, neither willing to cross the finish line. In desperation, they ask a wise man for advice. He tells them something; then the brothers leap onto the camels and charge toward the finish line. What did the wise man say?

You have a jug that holds five gallons, and a jug that holds three gallons. You have no other containers, and there are no markings on the jugs. You need to obtain exactly seven gallons of water from a faucet. How can you do it?

O ayan, pampagana ng utak para hindi naman kalawangin. Mahirap na. Magka-alzheimer ka pa niyan pagtanda mo.

Reference:

http://www.doctorhugo.org/ - para sa mas malawak na eksplanasyon tungkol sa utak at mga ilusyon, magpunta ka rito.