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TALENTS IN THE RIGHT BRAIN
Memory Memory processes are not well understood, but we know that the location for many

memories are in the temporal lobe. The right temporal lobe has mostly visual memories and
non-verbal sounds (bird songs, your pet dog, music, etc.).

Face Memory is so important that the brain has a special place for it, at the bottom of the right
temporal lobe. As a child, you were exposed to many faces, and your brain learned an
"average" face. Your brain remembers individuals by how they differ from the average.
In fact, the brain defines a "beautiful" face as an "average" face because it has no deviations or
defects.

Animals developed this feature to tell friend from foe, and identify family members. Humans see
each other as individuals but may not identify cows well, but the cows know each other as
individuals and think most humans look the same.

Emotional Memory is a special feature of the front of the temporal lobe. It stores emotional tags
on memories as a way of determining the importance of the memory. A pet dog may have
"pleasure" emotions associated with its memory, while the dog down the street may have
"danger" emotional tags. The sight of each dog's image may trigger the emotions, or thinking
the emotions may trigger the images.

Emotional tags learned very young can become the basis of phobias, racial prejudice, and
tribal warfare, and are very difficult to change in adults.

The Creative "Yes" area The central frontal lobe creates new ideas and patterns from the raw
material in memory and senses.
Creativity is a talent that is based on the strength of other talents. The field of creativity depends
upon which patches this area is strongly connected to, such as art, dance, music, architecture,
etc. A person with this area strongly connected to the face memory patch may be good at
organizing social relationships. This area is also the "Yes" or "Go" centre. It's job is to think up an
action (which may or may not be creative). People who have a strong Go centre will tend to
say "Why not?" and be the first to do wild or dangerous things. People with weak Go centres will

tend to be lazy and unmotivated.
The "No" or Inhibition area Inhibition is in the lower frontal lobe.

It's job is to inhibit the "Go" centre, thus striking a balance, and protecting people from acting in
a way that can lead to danger. It is a self-protective talent. This is where we learn what is right
and wrong behaviour, store our conscience, and learn social manners (correct behaviour). If
this is naturally weak, or not well developed, then a person will have low inhibitions, and perhaps
anti-social or criminal behaviour, which may put the person in danger.

A person with a strong inhibition talent will tend to think "no" to new ideas and suggestions,
thereby over-protecting themselves. Unfortunately, this aspect can also bother other people,
such as teenage children or employees, who are excited with new ideas or plans.