Top Brain Gear

"webmonkees" (kayoteq-of-the-forest) 10/20/2013 at 09:02 • Filed to: None

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Scientists seeking new ways of exploiting the nature of tenure have developed a new theory on a "'Top Brain/ Lower Brain" system of processing.

The top part does stuff in real time, the bottom part compares it to the thousand times you did that before. Something like that. Why you crashed as Nurenb.. The Ring, because your brain was playing PS3 Forza in a better car. Sorry about that.

You can read the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! until they decide you can't.

Anyhow..

Match the Top Gear presenter to the archetype.

There's four categories, how are you going to divide it?

What could possibly categorize the brain of the Stig?

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"Our theory predicts that people fit into one of four groups, based on their typical use of the two brain systems. Depending on the degree to which a person uses the top and bottom systems in optional ways, he or she will operate in one of four cognitive modes: Mover, Perceiver, Stimulator and Adaptor.

1) Mover mode results when the top- and bottom-brain systems are both highly utilized in optional ways. Oprah Winfrey, who overcame a difficult childhood to create a formidable TV and publishing empire, illustrates such behavior. According to the theory, people who habitually rely on Mover mode are most comfortable in positions that allow them to plan, act and see the consequences of their actions. They are well suited to being leaders.

Others who seem to typify the Mover mode include: the Wright Brothers, who incorporated lessons from their many failures into designing the successive models that finally led to the first airplane; Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who brought the U.S. out of the Great Depression and led the country during World War II; and the late Nascar chairman Bill France Jr., who began by parking cars and working the concession stands at his father's speedway and eventually grew the sport into a multibillion-dollar business.

2) Perceiver mode results when the bottom-brain system is highly utilized in optional ways but the top is not. Think of the Dalai Lama or Emily Dickinson. People who habitually rely on Perceiver mode try to make sense in depth of what they perceive; they interpret their experiences, place them in context and try to understand the implications.

But they don't make and execute grand plans. By definition, such people—including naturalists, pastors, novelists—typically lead lives away from the limelight. Those who rely on this mode often play a crucial role in a group; they can make sense of events and provide a bigger picture. In business, they are key members of teams, providing perspective and wisdom but not always getting credit.

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3) Stimulator mode , which results when the top-brain system is highly utilized but the bottom is not. According to our theory, people who interact with the world in Stimulator mode often create and execute complex and detailed plans (using the top-brain system) but fail to register consistently and accurately the consequences of acting on those plans (using the bottom-brain system). They don't update or correct their plans when events unfold in unexpected ways.

Such people may be creative and original, able to think outside the box even when everybody around them has a fixed way of approaching an issue. At the same time, they may not always note when enough is enough. Their actions can be disruptive, and they may not adjust their behavior appropriately.

Examples of people who illustrate Stimulator mode would include Tiger Woods, who clearly makes ample use of his top-brain system but does not always respond well to the consequences of carrying out his plans, and the late social activist Abbie Hoffman, who effectively organized major protests in the 1960s but reacted poorly when some of his plans went off track.

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4) Adaptor mode , which results when neither the top- nor the bottom-brain system is highly utilized in optional ways. People who think in this mode are not caught up in initiating plans, nor are they fully focused on classifying and interpreting what they experience. Instead, they become absorbed by local events and the immediate requirements of the situation. They are responsive and action-oriented and tend to "go with the flow." Others see them as free-spirited and fun to be with.

Because they can easily embrace the plans of others, those who typically operate in Adaptor mode can be valuable team members. In business, they often form the backbone of an organization, carrying out essential operations."

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That was a lot of words wasn't it? Now see if your brain works.

Encode your answers now in your workbook.

Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise > webmonkees 10/20/2013 at 09:48

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This actually sounds stupider than the left/right brain designation, personally. Unless they somehow consider the hippocampus instantly a part of your top brain, many of your memory processes are encoded actively through areas in your bottom brain. Considering how important memory encoding/working memory is to the human cognitive process (very), I really can't endorse this.

Sorry, I got off topic, didn't I?

webmonkees > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise 10/20/2013 at 17:46

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No, you're on topic. I may have lost the comment I made calling this similar to Chinese Horoscope. It's like declaring the intake manifold on a car to be part of the radio. :)