Re: OT: One-question survey about how your brain works

On Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:16:07 GMT, Amy Guskin <aisling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 16:36:47 -0500, thus spake Gregory Weston (in article
<uce-46D2B3.16364705022009@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>):

You know how sometimes people start off a description of a scenario by
saying "Picture this: ... ?"

To me that phrase has always just been kind of filler. I can't create
images in my mind. I was mildly surprised - because I had never even
really thought about it - to find out recently that apparently some
people can. What goes through my brain are lists. If I'm not actively
looking at something, it just kind of collapses to a collection of
statistics and other trivia. My mother can't either, nor can her sister:
an art teacher. My wife, on the other hand, was surprised to hear that
anyone couldn't. So I'm just kind of tossing it out to the group: Can
you close your eyes and establish a picture in your head? <<

Actually, I've got something to ask in connection with this. Following is a
two-second quiz. I'm curious if the folks who can't do the visual thing all
come out on the same side of this quiz:

http://www.boogerwelds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2107

I can see both, but when first looking at it, I saw clockwise. I can,
however, have her switch directions at will. How 'bout you?

I've tried as hard as I can and she's always spinning counter
clockwise. Couldn't manage to get her to switch directions even by
blinking or closing one eye. That kind of fits in with my brain being
fairly logical. I can also visualize somewhat. Not enough to get a
perfect image in my head but enough to get a decent image.

.

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