I am dizzy!

[emily_in_nc]

Okay, I had my mom and step-dad both try this. They were both able to get her to go both ways, by focusing on her legs, not on her head. I tried it, and it worked! She still mostly goes clockwise for me, but sometimes counterclockwise. I also had my DH do it, and he saw her going clockwise on my computer at the same time I saw her going counterclockwise, so it's definitely a brain thing and not a program that randomly changes direction, as I was beginning to think (my conspiracy theory) last night!

I am not sure if it really measures left- and right-brainedness, as my DH is the most left-brained person I know (logical, analytical, all that), and yet he sees her going in the right-brained direction. But it definitely measures some sort of perception something-or-another. How's that for a technical explanation!?

Emily

[liberty]

Okay, someone needs to check me on this. First she was going clockwise, and then counter... But I thought I saw the screen halt for a split second and then the figure begin to go the opposite direction. Watch it for a good minute or so, and repeat to yourself , "the shoulder is going to the right/left, shoulder to the right/left..." And see if after awhile it doesn't start to go to the left. You can almost see it "reboot"...

Is it just me??? I'm dizzy too.

[emily_in_nc]

Okay, someone needs to check me on this. First she was going clockwise, and then counter... But I thought I saw the screen halt for a split second and then the figure begin to go the opposite direction. Watch it for a good minute or so, and repeat to yourself , "the shoulder is going to the right/left, shoulder to the right/left..." And see if after awhile it doesn't start to go to the left. You can almost see it "reboot"...

That's your brain at work, though -- she's really not changing direction! My DH and I watched her on my computer simultaneously, and he saw her going clockwise, and I saw her going counterclockwise, so she is not actually changing direction -- your brain is just changing how you view her! I don't know how to explain it, but I did take a Sensation and Perception class in Psych grad school many years ago, and this was the kind of stuff we learned about -- fascinating!

Emily