Here's an interesting exercise that claims to figure out if you use more of your left brain or right brain.

Look at the revolving figure. Do you see her revolving clockwise or counter clockwise?

Look carefully, can you get her to reverse the direction you originally saw her going?

Finally, can you get her to stop revolving and only move her extended leg back and forth?

If you originally saw her moving clockwise, you use more of the right side of your brain.

If you originally saw her moving counter clockwise, you use more of the left side of your brain.

If you can easily get her to move back and forth you use both sides of your brain equally.

The right brain is associated with artistic ability like singing, painting, writing poetry, etc. Left-brain dominated people tend to be more logical and analytical in their thinking and usually excel at mathematics and word skills.

LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and past
math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safe

RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS uses feeling
"big picture" oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can "get it" (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking

Source: Melbourne Herald Sun

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If you'd like a further test of which side of the brain you use most you can take a brain quiz.