Ambidextrous psychology. Who is ambidextrous? Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Ambidexterity is the equal development of the functional ability of both hands, leading to the ability to perform actions with both one and the other hand with equal success, speed and convenience. It can be either a congenital or acquired feature during training.
That is why, if we ask: “Which hand does an ambidextrous person use better?”, we will not get an answer. Because such a person is able to use both his left and right hands equally well. As a rule, such characteristics of a person are accurately determined in the case when he writes perfectly with both hands. This phenomenon is called “mirror writing”.
However, even before this, children, without thinking, alternately use their hands for playing, eating and much more. They can throw the ball equally well left and right, trying to confuse the opponent. But, preference for a certain hand over a certain type of activity is called “cross-dominance” and does not directly indicate that the child is ambidexterous. There must be precisely “different-handed” excellent performance of the same task.
It is believed that the concept itself came to us from the distant Middle Ages and is associated with warriors who could fight equally well with swords or other melee weapons with both hands. Agree that on the battlefield, damage to the leading hand could have a sad, or rather fatal, outcome for the fighter. Therefore, the opportunity to successfully use a surviving limb, of course, immediately became real “news” and a reason to follow. And it served as an impetus for observations, experiments and research, ready to answer one question: how to become ambidextrous?
It is currently believed that right-handed people have a more developed left hemisphere of the brain, which is responsible for logic, language skills, the ability to read, write, remember accurate information and good calligraphy. Left-handers have the right, which is responsible for the integrity of perception, the emotional content of various aspects of our life, the creation of associations, the perception of primary colors, and musical inclinations. In people with equally developed hands, full development of both hemispheres of the brain is observed. Some geneticists associate this state of affairs with the LRRTM1 gene, although the mandatory presence of this gene in congenital ambidexterity has not yet been established.
In addition, many military personnel, researchers, psychologists and athletes share their methods on how to develop ambidexterity, believing that one can not only be born with such a feature, but can and should learn it by persistently developing the second hand. And, no matter how beautiful our world is, unfortunately, this is not always associated with creative practice. The famous simultaneous shooting from two pistols in Macedonian style, and the ability of a boxer to “switch” during a fight to unexpected work, changing the attacking hand, leads us, in fact, to the need for victory, like the warriors of the Middle Ages.
But teachers involved in the early development of preschool children note that children, more often than adults, tend to use both hands and only later decide on the choice of the dominant one themselves or under certain pressure from their parents. It’s no secret that until recently it was customary to retrain both left-handers and ambidextrous people. In this case, of course, poor left-handers experienced greater discomfort. Now the approaches have changed. And the makings of ambidexterity, on the contrary, are usually supported and encouraged in every possible way, stimulating the development of the two hemispheres of the brain.
Moreover, even clearly right-handed people find it useful to do special exercises that develop their second hand: try to dress a doll or drive a car, draw, assemble a construction set or a pyramid. In the future, start writing the alphabet with both hands in turn. The main thing is that classes on developing the second hand are constant. It’s not too late for adults to try to develop similar skills: write and work with your second hand.
A better option may be to perform regular fine motor tasks such as brushing your teeth or combing your hair. By the way, when you type on a computer, count how many fingers on your right and left hand you use. Typically, right-handed people use only one or two fingers of their left hand. Now let’s open a specialized website and study the correct placement of the brush on the keyboard and the rules for the limit of its movement according to its location. This is also an excellent practice for the development of both hemispheres.
What are the main pros and cons of ambidexterity?
First of all, we can say that such people, as already mentioned, are better suited for life, or rather, for survival. Loss or severe damage to the leading hand in true right-handed people leads to disability and a strong problem in further adaptation and restructuring. For those who have both hands, such a problem cannot arise at all, except perhaps if both hands are damaged. It is believed that coordinated interaction and strong development of the hemispheres leads to the combination of many factors: logic, together with clear structuring, adds a vision of the picture as a whole. Plus an intuitive perception of the correctness of actions.
The construction of a clear and beautiful speech is complemented by its figurative and emotionally correct content, making people believe the speaker. And a subtle sense of the peculiarities of musical sound is superimposed on practicality in promoting one’s creativity. Theater and film artists can more subtly feel and understand their characters on the one hand, while analyzing actions and actions on the other. Therefore, such people can be very competitive and successful. Examples include Paul McCartney, Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci, Vladimir Dahl.
But, especially paying attention to the latter, it is worth touching on the problems faced by “both hemisphere” people. The fact is that the mentioned LRRTM1 gene is also associated with a tendency to develop schizophrenia. In addition, the simultaneous functioning of the two hemispheres, according to research, in childhood leads to the inability to concentrate on one type of activity for a long time and is called “attention deficit syndrome.” As a result, there may be constant headaches, increased fatigue, tearfulness, and irritability. Such emotional outbursts are caused by the active work of the right hemisphere. And the older a person gets, the more often this “emotional-irrational activity” collides with logic and rationality, for which the left is responsible. Which leads to strongly expressed internal conflicts, a feeling of “doubleness” in the perception of the world and instability of assessments, opinions, judgments, and choices.
It is precisely this “heterogeneity” of the inner worldview that leads to the fact that the main feature of such people becomes touchiness and vulnerability.
In addition, a characteristic feature is the constant internal “double assessment” of the work being performed: from the point of view of sound logic and from the side of intuition or vision of the strategy as a whole. Naturally, the body’s resources are also spent twice as much on this, and this can lead to the so-called “neurasthenia of mental activity.” People say: “my head is “boiling” and I’m “shaking” from all this.”
What is the reason for this mechanism? It turns out, paradoxically, but at the same time, equally well and without exhaustion, the hemispheres can only at a very early age of their owner. The older the child gets, the more often “overheating” of one of the hemispheres appears. After all, they cannot “understand” each other at all: they have different approaches to perception and encoding of information.
But is everything as bad as it might seem? Nature never gives anything for which it has not laid down compensatory mechanisms. The active life position of ambidextrous people gives them the opportunity to “relieve” excess stress by traveling and playing sports. The choice of certain professions or types of activity allows this “reset” to be put to good use: professional musicians or dancers are much less likely to show the mentioned mental neurasthenia. In addition, artists and athletes, as we have already mentioned, derive additional benefits from ambidexterity that contribute to career development and success, which in turn reduces the level of internal tension of the individual.
Experts have gone even further who, on the contrary, consider ambidexterity not a problem, but an opportunity to develop oneself and fight one’s complexes. Moreover, the development of ambidexterity is considered as a method of correction for ordinary patients.
The essence of the technique is to raise personal self-esteem by awakening suppressed talents. We have already mentioned that most often people tend to use their right hand for all necessary activities. She, in this case, is called leading or dominant. Secondly, we only help a little: as a rule, we hold something. And this limb is called auxiliary or subdominant.
The observations of art therapists led to a study that showed an amazing pattern: if people tried to develop their subdominant hand and began to draw, then their drawings were much more emotionally rich, realistic and memorable.
Based on these data, a technique was developed in which the development of the subdominant hand is associated with “establishing a dialogue” with one’s inner world or, as it is called, the “Golden Child”. Resentment, anger, prohibitions and negative assessments accumulate in us for years. We forget where we got them. But they don’t go away, they only root negative attitudes in us. Have you ever seen a child who is worried about his voice, hearing or sense of tact? Of course not. But adults often “don’t sing,” “don’t dance,” and a bunch of other “nos,” because they “know” that they’re doing it badly.
The assessment comes from the side of logic and common sense, that is, from the left hemisphere. The development of ambidexterity helps to turn to the other hemisphere, which evaluates everything according to other criteria, and therefore gives the opportunity to return to your “Golden Child”, who can and wants everything. Thanks to this, the feeling “I can do anything” increases a person’s personal self-esteem and forces him to look for ways and prospects, rather than setting taboos for himself.
Is it necessary to treat
So is it appropriate to say that ambidexterity is a disease? Of course not. Yes, some not entirely pleasant characteristics in the form of tearfulness and “internal overheating” can be observed. But similar things can be seen in a number of other cases that are not at all related to “equal-handedness.” And all children show such inclinations at an early age, even before the final choice of the leading hand.
So there is absolutely no need to “treat” ambidexterity. But a practicing psychologist or psychotherapist can help you cope with internal tension.
Also, at an older age, you should try to control touchiness. The fact is that this very touchiness, as a personality trait of a person, is always perceived negatively and with the desire to push away the constantly “pouting” person. So, if you suspect ambidexterity and are aware of a constant feeling of resentment and unspokenness, go to a psychologist. Please remember that no personal information can be disclosed.
One more point worth paying attention to. Many children, due to restlessness and problems remembering clear dates and numbers, may not have good relationships at school. And both with other kids and with teachers. And problems and inconveniences when communicating in early childhood can provoke uncertainty superimposed on internal conflict. So in this case, you just need to choose a psychologist or psychotherapist you like who is ready for long-term cooperation. After all, these are topics of more than one session.
In the twenty-first century, people, fortunately, have realized that nature endows the children born with the potential that is necessary for later life. For example, ten to twenty years ago, if it turned out that a child was using his left hand as his dominant hand, then in most cases they immediately began to retrain him. The methods were not always humane, which gave rise to a large number of unjustified complexes.
Hemispheres of the brain
Everyone knows that the human brain is divided into two hemispheres. The right controls the left half of the body, and vice versa. Depending on which hand a person has is dominant, one can judge which qualities are best developed in him.
The left side of the cerebral hemisphere is responsible for the ability to think logically; it is dominant in the reproduction of speech, in the process of reading and writing. Also, thanks to it, a person is able to recognize signs and conduct analysis. This model of perception is inherent in most people on the planet. The right hemisphere is responsible for imaginative thinking, intuition, and creativity. Therefore, there are more capable and talented individuals among left-handers.
Ambidextrous - who is this?
However, there are people who can perform actions equally with both hands. Their scientific name is ambidextrous. The peculiarities of these people are that in adulthood, the processing of information coming from outside occurs in parallel in two hemispheres. The exchange of impulses can occur alternately or simultaneously between the lobes of the brain. Also, people with these features can completely calmly perform any action, for example, eat food, holding a spoon equally well in their right and left hands.
Left-handed, right-handed, ambidextrous
In scientific practice, it is believed that this property is acquired rather than innate. However, there is evidence that this is not entirely true. The fact is that from the moment of birth and upon reaching the age of 5-6 years, a child can quite calmly use both hands in the process of eating, drawing and other actions. Moreover, there is no difference in the efficiency of use.
It turns out that the vast majority of newborns are ambidextrous children. Features, according to this theory, disappear the faster the faster a new member of society joins society. Indeed, during this period, the child sees the example of adults and begins to imitate him. Most people are right-handed after all. If there is no clearly expressed inclination, then the child will join their number. However, it happens that children immediately show activity with their left hand. Today this does not pose any inconvenience, much less a problem. But before things were completely different. Children were persistently retrained to use their right hand. It was believed that this would make it easier for the child at school, and later in life. There was more of a social aspect and generally accepted rules at work here. It was precisely at the stage of diligent retraining that left-handers and right-handers appeared separately.
Is this really true?
Next, scientists took up the question of whether left-handers are actually born as such. Or perhaps this is also shaped by one of the upbringing factors? During the study, it turned out that among men there are much more those whose leading hand is their left. According to statistics, women whose testosterone levels exceeded the norm during pregnancy gave birth to left-handed or ambidextrous children. Features and differences of ability were revealed, naturally, at the moment of manifestation of the child’s independence: with which hand he took a spoon, pencil or toothbrush. Other data indicate that those who entered the birth canal very quickly are born left-handed. As is known, such a course of events is fraught with the formation of hematomas, and sometimes even brain damage, albeit recoverable. This is just a theory, but it has a right to exist.
Ambidexters and their capabilities
It may not be entirely common in society, but it is much more convenient to have unusual skills, such as, for example, playing tennis equally well with both hands. Lefties and ambidextrous people have many advantages. For example, in sports. Even in those forms where the main actions are performed out of habit with the right hand, players with a leading left turn out to be, as a rule, more effective. The main rule applies here.
Even though the right hand or leg remains the leading one in the game, the left hand of such people is much stronger than that of ordinary people. This is their advantage. The famous ambidexter is the talented and mysterious Leonardo da Vinci. In addition, the incendiary Jimmy Hendrix and Harry Truman, the famous tennis player Maria Sharapova and others were ambidexters. There are rumors that the majority, usually athletes, and in second place musicians, train these skills deliberately. The reason for this desire, of course, is clear - to expand the boundaries of professional opportunities.
Training
An ambidextrous person is not necessarily a person who is effective with both hands from birth. Such skills are trained even in adulthood. Of course, the older a person is, the more difficult it is to teach his body new things, especially in one of the difficult ways. To train such skills, the simplest tasks are selected to begin with. That is, what to do with the hand that is not the dominant one is not difficult. Over time, the task becomes more difficult, as does the training time. This is also of great importance. Gradually, for example, the left, non-dominant hand gets used to previously uncomfortable actions. With training, the picture is more or less clear.
Positive aspects and features of development
Many people believe that an ambidexter is a obviously talented child or an adult. However, this is not quite true. The fact is that this term only characterizes the principle of information processing in the brain. That is, it can be simultaneously absorbed by the hemispheres, or not perceived at the same time. It turns out that an ambidextrous child can, under certain conditions, grow up to be talented and very capable in some areas, or he may simply be unbearably absent-minded and unable to perceive and perform actions in any of the cerebral hemispheres.
Obviously, upbringing has a big influence. If you develop in a child everything that is inherent in him by nature, then, of course, he will grow up to be a purposeful and self-confident person who will certainly realize all his dreams.
Negative points
In addition to the positive aspects of this feature, which manifest themselves mainly at an early age, many negative aspects can be associated with this in childhood. Hyperactivity, distracted attention, prolonged digestion of information - an ambidextrous child regularly encounters all this at school. The development of such children occurs in a special way. Every year the brain experiences an increasing amount of stress. And while an ordinary child can still cope alone, gifted children need help from at least their parents.
You should be prepared for the fact that your brain will get tired more often than others. Signs of this phenomenon are headaches with a certain frequency, distracted attention, nervousness for no apparent reason. In this case, the symptoms of overstrain in each hemisphere have their own clear signs. In any case, when after the appearance of these signs the child begins to act up, this serves as an effective release for the current state.
A characteristic symptom of overstrain of the right side of the cerebral hemisphere is the child’s touchiness. And when the state is more reminiscent of neurasthenic, then there is processing of information from the left half. A universal way to relieve all types of stress is to reduce mental stress and switch attention to rest filled with positive emotions.
In moments of exacerbation, it is better to attend classes in dancing, singing, acting and other activities where you can give vent to accumulated emotions. After all, when the brain is tense, it’s not easy for the whole body. If this condition lasts for a long time, it can lead to unpleasant diagnoses.
A little conclusion
Such an interesting phenomenon as ambidexterity is a sign that nature brings something into the world for a reason. Maybe this is that new period of human evolution, starting with the main control center of the body - the brain.
Take a piece of paper. A pen in each hand. Start writing the same word at the same time (it doesn’t matter whether it’s tilted in one direction or in different directions). This is the simplest test to determine your inclinations of superpowers and superpowers.
If you succeeded, congratulations, you are ambidextrous!
Ambidextrous has “iron logic” and strong intuition.
This is a person with evenly and harmoniously developed hemispheres of the brain. Moreover, such people have the ability to function equally well with the right and left sides of the body and paired senses. Such people quickly assess the situation and quickly make decisions. 
The peculiarities of these people are that in adulthood, the processing of information coming from outside occurs in parallel in two hemispheres.
In general, ambidexterity is an extremely interesting phenomenon.
Typical ambidextrous people, as a rule, can eat food quite calmly, for example, holding a spoon equally well in their right and left hands.
They can write equally freely with both hands, both in turn and simultaneously. Moreover, they can often write with them freely, and at the same time, and “diverging” in different directions, and vice versa! And even draw!
This is the so-called “mirror letter”. The great Leonardo da Vinci had exactly this ability; he was ambidextrous. Surely, many people know various theories about his “codes”, “encrypted signs”, etc. - this gave rise to many books and films. In fact, he mastered mirror writing, and often it came out of him involuntarily, he simply wrote without thinking what was more convenient.
And here are some more complex tests. Look where the figures are rotating?
If you see a clockwise rotation, it means your left hemisphere of the brain is working; counterclockwise, it means your right hemisphere is working.
The left hemisphere is responsible for logic, memory, mathematical and language abilities, and analytical thinking.
Right - for emotions, non-verbalism, intuition, musicality, fine arts, imagination.
Keep in mind that the figure can rotate both left and right at the same time. And it’s not the picture that rotates, but its image in your head! Researchers note that people who can relatively easily change the direction of a girl’s rotation have an IQ above 160. Those who can only with effort change the direction of a girl’s movement (or cannot at all) are people of a more practical and rational bent, while how those who easily change direction have the richest imagination and intuition.
It’s especially surprising when several people are watching at the same time. For everyone, it “moves” in a different rhythm and direction. But the picture can’t rotate in all directions at the same time! Consequently, the action actually happens - in the head, and not on the screen.
Famous ambidextrous people:
musician Jimi Hendrix(could play guitar both right-handed and left-handed), academician Andrey Sakharov, artist Leonardo da Vinci, Mireille Mathieu, Paul McCartney, athlete Maria Sharapova, Kurt Cobain, Vladimir Dal, Tom Cruise, Marina Navratilova(first racket of the world 1978-87)
In addition to the real ones, fictitious ambidextrous people have been calculated:
the musketeer Athos is the hero of the novels by Alexandre Dumas, Gregory House is from the series "Dr. House", Stirlitz is the main character of the work "17 Moments of Spring", Hellboy is a comic book character, SpongeBob SquarePants.
We need the interaction of the hemispheres for a normal life, and the more active it is, the more successful a person is!
In recent years, a significant number of ambidextrous people have been discovered among children (on average 37.95%).
This sphere of points is capable of rotating in any direction, depending on which points you imagine to be close to you and which ones are far away.
If a person’s cerebral hemispheres are developed harmoniously, he can easily change the direction of rotation. In the next picture it looks like a real dance.
The brain's dominant hemisphere test was invented by Nobuyuki Kayahara, a Japanese web designer from Hiroshima. And psychologists decided that it helps to determine the dominant hemisphere of the brain, which is most active at a given time.
These tests can be repeated. And, depending on your condition, the figures will rotate either left or right.
If you don't succeed, look at the hint:
Ambidextrous– not necessarily a person who effectively performs actions with both hands from birth, this can be cultivated in oneself at any age. There are rumors that most athletes and musicians deliberately train right-left-handedness skills. This way they significantly expand the boundaries of their professional capabilities.
More tests for the right and left.
4. Find the man's head in this picture
If you have completed the task:
- in less than 3 seconds, then your right hemisphere of your brain is better developed than most people
- within 1 minute - this is a normal result
- if within 1–3 minutes. – your right hemisphere is poorly developed, you need to eat more meat protein.
- if the search took you more than 3 minutes - not good...
Such an interesting phenomenon as ambidexterity is a clear sign that nature gives birth to something for a reason. Perhaps this is the very new era of human evolution and the highest degree of control of the brain and emotions.
Ambidextrous is a person whose left and right hemispheres of the brain are harmoniously developed, but does this mean harmonious development and what are the characteristics of such people? Ambidexterity can be developed - it is useful for both left-handers and right-handers. Intuition, imaginative thinking, along with iron will and logic help to be successful in any type of activity.
Ambidexterity - what is it?
An ambidextrous person is a person with equally developed functions of both hands (Latin ambi - both, dexter - right), the right and left hands are both leading. Ambidexterity is divided into congenital and acquired through special exercises and training. It is noteworthy that observations of children showed that until approximately 5-6 years of age, all children equally successfully use both hands in their activities, which suggested that a person is born ambidextrous, then, under the influence of society, the leading right hand is formed and.
Ambidextrous - psychological characteristics
Ambidexterity - what kind of person is this, and how does ambidexterity affect the brain? These questions are still largely open, because there are very few such people on planet Earth - only 1% of the total. The study of psychological characteristics is carried out mainly by observation, by taking an encephalogram and by analyzing handwriting by graphologists. Ambidexters have a contradictory nature, are neurasthenic and very touchy throughout their lives, but among them there are many brilliant, sensitive people who show the world something valuable: scientific discoveries, works of art.
Ambidexterity - pros and cons
Ambidextrous people are geniuses, researchers say. The phenomenon of ambidexterity has its positive and negative aspects that parents should pay attention to. pros of this phenomenon:
- high performance in actions;
- success in multitasking areas;
- strong will is developed along with high intuition;
- quick assessment of the situation (information is processed by two hemispheres at once);
- make difficult decisions instantly;
- They can write different texts with both hands at once, and draw different pictures at the same time.
Minuses ambidexterity, clearly manifested in childhood:
- absent-mindedness;
- attention deficit hyperactivity;
- up to 12 years of age, difficult assimilation of new information;
- fast fatiguability;
- tearfulness;
- high self-criticism;
- difficulty in ;
- frequent migraine-type headaches;
- neurasthenia;
- increased nervousness and resentment.
Ambidexterity - reasons
Ambidexterity is often a congenital trait, occurring in 0.4% of people. The reasons for the appearance of ambidextrous people are not completely clear. Geneticist V. Geodakyan, the creator of the evolutionary theory of asymmetry of the brain and paired organs, conducted a huge amount of research, analyzed statistical data and found out that ambidexterity is characteristic of:
- premature babies;
- twins;
- weakened newborns.
Causes of congenital ambidexterity:
- Genetic. The presence of the LRRTM1 gene, which is also responsible for the development of schizophrenia (there are more ambidextrous people among schizophrenics).
- During fetal development, the left hemisphere at some point begins to develop faster and more intensely than the right. Intrauterine hypoxia or other unfavorable factors affecting the fetus cause inhibition of the development of the left hemisphere and such a baby is born left-handed or ambidextrous.
Ambidexterity - signs
Ambidextrous people are bright personalities who are successful in several areas of life. Signs of ambidexterity are specific and are recognized by observing a child or adult at work:
- write freely with both left and right hands, a special feature is different handwriting;
- various small manipulations and movements requiring precision are successfully performed with both hands;
- in behavior it can be clearly seen that two contradictory personalities coexist in a person.
Ambidexterity - how to develop?
The development of ambidexterity suggests that a person begins to better use the creative potential inherent in him due to the formation of new neural connections and harmonization of the cerebral hemispheres. Right-handed people begin to develop intuitive abilities, and left-handed people sometimes lack logical, reasoned thinking, which right-handed people have in abundance. Training and exercises help both achieve their goals.
Ambidexterity - exercises
Developing ambidexterity in yourself is not that difficult. Discipline and daily practice will give results over time. Exercises for developing the second hand and synchronizing both hemispheres:
- perform normal daily work part of the time with the “weak” hand (right-handers - left, left-handers - right);
- juggling – helps to use both hands equally;
- embroidering alternately with both hands;
- learning to play musical instruments: piano, button accordion, accordion;
- ten-finger typing practice on a keyboard;
- simultaneous drawing on two sheets of paper: the right hand draws a square, the left hand draws a triangle;
- “mirror drawing” - drawing identical symbols, letters, figures with both hands.
The most famous ambidextrous people
There are many brilliant personalities among scientists, inventors, writers and show business people, which allows us to judge what an innate or developed phenomenon such as ambidexterity enhances in a person. Famous ambidexters:
- Gaius Julius Caesar. From history textbooks about the Roman politician and commander, it is known that he could simultaneously do several things at the same time, which suggests he was ambidextrous.
- Nikola Tesla. Engineer-inventor, Nobel laureate researcher of alternating current and magnetic fields.
- Tom Cruise. An American actor who brings together the weaker half of humanity with his dazzling smile - he is ambidextrous. Equally masterful with both hands in various actions.
- Maria Sharapova. The famous Russian tennis player confidently plays tennis with both her right and left hands.
- Till Lindemann. The frontman of the German band Rammstein, who has several professions and has mastered playing several instruments, is also one of the small percentage of ambidextrous people.
Each hemisphere of the human brain is responsible for its specific functions. For example, logic works better for those who have a more developed left hemisphere. But people with a developed right hemisphere have intuition and a wonderful imagination.
Ambidexterity studies such issues. This article will talk about what ambidexterity is, how to become ambidextrous, and what benefits it gives to the average person.
Definition of the term
So, what is an ambidextrous person? This is an individual who easily writes with both hands at once. This method is called “mirror writing.”
Ambidexterity is the congenital or acquired development of two hands at once, without a specific emphasis on the leading one. This term dates back to the Middle Ages and originates from the name of warriors who fought equally well with both hands.
Ambidexterity of the brain is a human condition when the right and left hemispheres function harmoniously and simultaneously. Such people have remarkable intuition and clearly developed logic. These qualities make them more competitive and distinguish them from the majority.
Talented people in this circle include many famous actors, inventors, musicians, etc. Among them, for example, Leonardo da Vinci, Nikola Tesla, Vladimir Dal, Harry Truman, Benjamin Franklin, Tom Cruise, Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney and others.
A simple test for ambidexterity, which involves viewing a rotating figure, will help identify the ability of two hemispheres to work at once.
1. The image rotates clockwise, which in turn indicates that your left hemisphere brain activity is dominant. People of this type have the ability to perfectly express their thoughts and have well-developed logic.
2. Rotates exclusively counterclockwise, which indicates greater development of the right hemisphere, which is responsible for imaginative thinking, musical skills and intuition.
3. The figure alternately rotates in each direction - this is a pronounced property of ambidexterity, when both hemispheres function equally.
Inclinations from birth
Almost all children are born with the ability to use both hands well at the same time, but as they grow older they lose this unique feature due to imitation by adults and active retraining by teachers and doctors.
An ambidextrous child may have problems learning. Most often, these children are hyperactive and, as a rule, may suffer from attention deficit disorder. Their absent-mindedness does not allow them to focus on important tasks. Children with such abilities are prone to frequent attacks of headaches.
Ambidexters get tired quickly, they often become capricious to help their tired body relieve tension, after which they become calm and balanced again. Such excessive expression of emotions is a consequence of the active work of the right hemisphere.
The phrase “I am ambidextrous” should not sound like a sentence, because such a child is an absolutely normal person and at the same time has unique abilities. If a person with similar capabilities appears in the family, then you should not try to retrain him to use only one hand. On the contrary, encourage the two-handed skills of such a child, approve of his actions and support him in moments of emotional outbursts.
Main advantages
Acquired ambidexterity is the fruit of hard work. Anyone, even as an adult, can relearn and regain the ability lost in childhood. According to research by many scientists, the human brain develops until approximately sixty years of age.
The key advantages of using two hands at once appear not only in writing, but can also be useful even in everyday life. Ambidexterity is widely used in sports, drawing and music. Unique talents help you play tennis better with two hands at once.
Often, players with a trained left hand are ahead of their opponents who do not have such skills. It is believed that athletes and musicians deliberately train these abilities, because it gives them a lot of advantages over competitors and expands key professional skills.
There are many other benefits of ambidexterity. Typically, when the dominant hand is damaged, a person loses the ability to perform many actions. With ambidexterity, such a problem does not exist, because a person can easily do anything with both one and the other hand.
For example, slowly start writing the alphabet with it. Gradually move on to writing small phrases. Also, try drawing geometric shapes with both hands at the same time for several minutes.
Remember that becoming ambidextrous is not difficult with properly selected and dosed portions of exercise. The main thing is to do this systematically, and not from time to time. By becoming ambidextrous, you gain clear advantages over your competitors, this is especially true for people in creative professions and athletes. Author: Ekaterina Volkova