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Unlocking the right brain: The magic of metaphor, creativity, and compassion

Unlocking the right brain: The magic of metaphor, creativity, and compassion

To my mind, one of the most paradigm-changing statements of the 20th century was from Nobel laureate and neuroscientist Roger Sperry: There appears to be two modes of thinking, verbal and nonverbal, represented separately in left and right hemispheres, respectively. Our educational system, and science in general, tends to neglect the nonverbal form of intellect….

The role of the imagination is to awaken us
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The role of the imagination is to awaken us

In her timeless book, If You Want to Write, Brenda Ueland captures a profound truth: “When we ignore the imagination, we stop living from our center, from the creative fountain, and we live from the periphery, from externals.” Ueland’s words strike at the heart of how imagination shapes the human experience. Too often, we allow…

Rediscovering the right hemisphere: Unlocking our potential
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Rediscovering the right hemisphere: Unlocking our potential

In 1973, neurobiologist Roger Sperry made a profound observation: “There appears to be two modes of thinking, verbal and nonverbal, represented separately in left and right hemispheres, respectively. Our educational system, and science in general, tends to neglect the nonverbal form of intellect. What it comes down to is that modern society discriminates against the…

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