[Grovenet] Left Brain, Right Brain, Any Brain?

[Katie Allnutt]

My test wasn't as extensive as yours but my default rotation was also  
counter clockwise. When I moved my eyes to the text about what each  
direction indication and saw the figure only with peripheral vision  
then she would occasionally go clockwise. Of course each time I  
looked back she still went counter clockwise.

Katie
Brains and how they work are always fascinating.

On Oct 14, 2007, at 9:45 PM, David Morelli wrote:

> Anyone else is welcome to see if they can repeat my results.
>
> BTW, My default direction was counter clockwise.
>
> However.
>
> When I would focus on the head area of the figure and then cover it
> with my finger, when I would uncover the head my mind would presume
> that I was looking at the face, so which ever side the pony tail
> appeared would determine which direction the body was spinning.
>
> If I covered everything except for the extended foot on the left side
> the foot appeared to be moving towards me, which set the direction
> when I uncovered the figure.  If I covered everything except for the
> extended foot on the right side the foot appeared to be moving
> towards me, which set the opposite direction.
>
> If I covered the body from the elbows down, and covered the head, the
> body appeared to always face me.  It appeared to move like a washer
> agitator even after I uncovered the head.  If I uncovered any part of
> the forearm this motion was hard to keep.  I could retain the
> agitator motion down to the waist sometimes, but it would break into
> a spin if the hips were visible.
>
> I presume that the mind tries to find a rational interpretation of
> the visual clues and a smooth motion like a spin is easier to imagine
> than the jerky motion of back and forth agitation.  Especially if the
> movement involves a leg motion that cannot be produced by the
> agitation motion.
>
> I tried tilting the screen to see if looking up at the figure or down
> at the figure had an effect, it did but it was weak for me.  A blink
> could reset the rotation based upon the location of the ponytail.
>
> I would suppose that this particular test may be more interesting to
> men than women.
>
> David
>
> On Oct 13, 2007, at 3:52 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
>
>> Here's a fun little brain exercise.
>>
>> http://info.break.com/static/live/v1/pages/brain/brain.html
>>
>> She keeps changing directions as I watch.
>>
>> Always new I was easily confused...
>>
>> Ron D'Eau Claire
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