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TALENTS IN THE RIGHT BRAIN
The Spatial Sense The spatial sense helps animals see objects in their mind, the "Minds Eye." For
example:
(A) The Object-Spatial sense allows animals to "rotate" an object in their mind, imagining what it
looks like from different angles.

This is very useful to a cat to analyze where a mouse is hiding, mentally consider the mouse's
path, and decide where to sit to be in the best position to ambush it.

Human craftsmen use this talent extensively to build houses, design jewellery, fix cars, etc. (In
your mind, imagine opening the door of the cabinet under the kitchen sink -- what would you
see?) This part of the brain is also used by humans to juggle math symbols for mental math
(calculate "608 x 22 =" in your mind).

(B) The Navigational-Spatial sense allows animals to keep track of where they are in a larger
environment, using the spatial relationship of landmark clues. Bees can fly home in a "bee-line"
using the sun as a landmark, even compensating for changes in the angle to the sun as it
changes within a few minutes during the time they are in the hive or on the flowers. In the hive,
scout bees symbolically translate their navigational knowledge into the language of dance --
different movements are "read" by other bees telling them what direction the new flowers are in
relation to the sun's angle, how far away they are, and how good the source is.

Humans use this talent to find their car in the car park, and remember how to drive their cars
through a maze of city streets to get home after work. (While inside a shopping precinct, can
you point in a "bee-line" to directly where you car is?). We symbolically translate locations into
maps, pointing with our fingers, and using location and distance names. To imitate the bee's
symbolic dance, we might use symbolic language: "You'll find a very good coffee house if you
go that way over three roads and turn left."
Music Music is an extension of sound talents used for animal communication, such as bird
songs.

Birds must be able to analyse the pitch, melodies, intervals, rhythm and harmonies of bird songs
to determine if the song is of the same species, if the song is a territorial or mating call, and
which individual is singing. Animals as diverse as humpback whales, parrots, and dolphins have
intricate sound patterns for communication.

Humans add more complexity with left-brain symbolism that can analyse music into chromatic
scales, the "key of D major", choruses, four-part harmony, etc.

Body Senses Body senses includes touch, pain, and limb position. Because the brain is "blind," it
must use these senses to learn about the body carrying it. One important sense is
"proprioception," which uses sensors in the joints to tell where a limb is (Close your eyes and then
try to keep track of your arm as you move it around). Humans use this proprioception sense
when doing numerous activities, including sports, dance and musical instruments. If this area is
weak, then a piano player will reach out with his arm incorrectly and hit the wrong notes on the
keyboard, and a gymnast wouldn't know where her limbs were very well.