The brain cells called neurons use electricity to communicate with one another. The combination of billions of neurons sending signals at once produces an enormous amount of electrical activity in the brain. This can be detected using sensitive medical equipment such as Electroencephalograph (EEG). The combination of electrical activity of the brain is commonly referred to as Brain Waves. The intensity of brainwaves emitted can be explained through the following states:
Alpha state: During Alpha state of mind, the wave emission rate is 7-14 cps. Alpha state is said to be the relaxed state of mind. This is the state conducive for effective learning and memorizing.
Beta state: During Beta state of mind, the brain waves are emitted at the rate of above 14 cps (14 cycles per second). If the rate reaches 30-60 cps, the person is said to be stressed.
Theta state: During Theta state of mind, the rate of brain wave emission is 4-7 cps. Theta state is called drowsy state of mind, about to sleep or disturbed sleep.
Delta state: During Delta state of mind, our brain sends off its waves at a rate below 4 cps. Delta state is called the state of deep sleep.
Laws of Learning
There are some laws of learning. Important amongst them are (a) Law of Readiness, (b) Law of Use and Disuse, and (c) Law of Reinforcement.
Intelligence
Intelligence is a multifactor ability. The most common factors are related to language, logic, art, music, bodily, interpersonal and intrapersonal relations. So we can briefly say that we have seven basic factors of intelligence such as:
(a) Linguistic factor, (b) Logical factor, (c) Artistic factor, (d) Musical factor, (e) Bodily factor,
(f) Interpersonal factor, and (g) Intrapersonal factor.
The left brain deals with the first two types, that is, linguistic and logical factors. And the right brain deals with the rest five types in addition to creativity, imagination, intuition, visualization, etc.
Activating Right and Left Brain
Do you know all our activities with our right hands, right legs, and right side of the body have to do with our left brain? In fact, our activities with the right side of the body are related with left brain. Likewise our activities with the left side are related with our right brain. You want to activate your right brain? The simplest method is to rub your big left toe with your left fingers. There are so many other methods. The following exercises are meant for activating the left as well as right brain.
WARMING UP
Remove your shoes and socks. Sit comfortably. Put your naked soles on the ground. Close your eyes. Take a deep breath through your nostrils. Hold your breath for five counts. Breathe out slowly. Silently say ‘Relax, Relax, Relax.’ Do this ten times. At the end of this exercise, you are in the Alpha state of mind. You are quite relaxed and ready to learn anything. After the Warming Up exercise, you can take up the following exercises.
Exercise #1
To stimulate your right brain, close your right nostril with your left index finger. Breathe in and breathe out through your left nostril. To activate your left brain, close your left nostril with your right index finger. Breathe in and breathe out through your right nostril.
Do this exercise for 25 times.
Exercise #2
You can stimulate your right brain by rubbing your left big toe with your left fingers. Rub your right big toe with your right fingers to stimulate your left brain. Continue rubbing for one minute.
Or, Sit cross-legged. Now cross your arms. Rub your right big toe with your right fingers. Simultaneously rub your left big toe with your left fingers. Continue rubbing for one minute.
Exercise #3
Hold your nose with your left hand. At the same time, hold your left ear with your right hand. Change the positions of your hands so that your right hand holds your nose and your left hand holds your right ear. But before every change, your palms should slap your thighs.
First do this exercise with full concentration to avoid mistakes.
When mistakes are not made, start counting the number. Do it 25 times. Increase the number to 50, and then to 100 as you progress.
Exercise #4
Copy a given passage with your right hand. Record the time taken. Copy the same passage with your left hand. Record the time taken. Time taken in both the cases decreases as you progress.
Exercise #5
Read a given passage just as normally as you would read it. Record the time taken. Invert the same passage and read it. Record the time taken. Time taken in both the cases decreases as you progress.
In sum, we all need the help of both right and left brain in learning and carrying out our daily activities. The only difference is right brain is associated to creativity, innovation, problem solving, learning new situations, practical learning, etc. Left brain, on the other hand, is more concerned with language and logical learning.
Yours forever,
Rajendra Sagolsem
Alpha state: During Alpha state of mind, the wave emission rate is 7-14 cps. Alpha state is said to be the relaxed state of mind. This is the state conducive for effective learning and memorizing.
Beta state: During Beta state of mind, the brain waves are emitted at the rate of above 14 cps (14 cycles per second). If the rate reaches 30-60 cps, the person is said to be stressed.
Theta state: During Theta state of mind, the rate of brain wave emission is 4-7 cps. Theta state is called drowsy state of mind, about to sleep or disturbed sleep.
Delta state: During Delta state of mind, our brain sends off its waves at a rate below 4 cps. Delta state is called the state of deep sleep.
Laws of Learning
There are some laws of learning. Important amongst them are (a) Law of Readiness, (b) Law of Use and Disuse, and (c) Law of Reinforcement.
- Law of Readiness says, “To learn something, one has to be ready to learn it.”
- Law of Use and Disuse says, “If you use it, you will remember it; if you disuse it, you will forget it.” A sub-law here is the Law of Exercise. It says, “The more you use it, the more it gets strengthened.”
- Law of Reinforcement says, “If you learn it now and reinforce it after a gap, the learning is strengthened.”
Intelligence
Intelligence is a multifactor ability. The most common factors are related to language, logic, art, music, bodily, interpersonal and intrapersonal relations. So we can briefly say that we have seven basic factors of intelligence such as:
(a) Linguistic factor, (b) Logical factor, (c) Artistic factor, (d) Musical factor, (e) Bodily factor,
(f) Interpersonal factor, and (g) Intrapersonal factor.
The left brain deals with the first two types, that is, linguistic and logical factors. And the right brain deals with the rest five types in addition to creativity, imagination, intuition, visualization, etc.
Activating Right and Left Brain
Do you know all our activities with our right hands, right legs, and right side of the body have to do with our left brain? In fact, our activities with the right side of the body are related with left brain. Likewise our activities with the left side are related with our right brain. You want to activate your right brain? The simplest method is to rub your big left toe with your left fingers. There are so many other methods. The following exercises are meant for activating the left as well as right brain.
WARMING UP
Remove your shoes and socks. Sit comfortably. Put your naked soles on the ground. Close your eyes. Take a deep breath through your nostrils. Hold your breath for five counts. Breathe out slowly. Silently say ‘Relax, Relax, Relax.’ Do this ten times. At the end of this exercise, you are in the Alpha state of mind. You are quite relaxed and ready to learn anything. After the Warming Up exercise, you can take up the following exercises.
Exercise #1
To stimulate your right brain, close your right nostril with your left index finger. Breathe in and breathe out through your left nostril. To activate your left brain, close your left nostril with your right index finger. Breathe in and breathe out through your right nostril.
Do this exercise for 25 times.
Exercise #2
You can stimulate your right brain by rubbing your left big toe with your left fingers. Rub your right big toe with your right fingers to stimulate your left brain. Continue rubbing for one minute.
Or, Sit cross-legged. Now cross your arms. Rub your right big toe with your right fingers. Simultaneously rub your left big toe with your left fingers. Continue rubbing for one minute.
Exercise #3
Hold your nose with your left hand. At the same time, hold your left ear with your right hand. Change the positions of your hands so that your right hand holds your nose and your left hand holds your right ear. But before every change, your palms should slap your thighs.
First do this exercise with full concentration to avoid mistakes.
When mistakes are not made, start counting the number. Do it 25 times. Increase the number to 50, and then to 100 as you progress.
Exercise #4
Copy a given passage with your right hand. Record the time taken. Copy the same passage with your left hand. Record the time taken. Time taken in both the cases decreases as you progress.
Exercise #5
Read a given passage just as normally as you would read it. Record the time taken. Invert the same passage and read it. Record the time taken. Time taken in both the cases decreases as you progress.
In sum, we all need the help of both right and left brain in learning and carrying out our daily activities. The only difference is right brain is associated to creativity, innovation, problem solving, learning new situations, practical learning, etc. Left brain, on the other hand, is more concerned with language and logical learning.
Yours forever,
Rajendra Sagolsem
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