The relationship between the glance of the eye with memory demonstrated in a study at Montclair State University, USA. Prof. Ruth Propper who led the research involves a number of students as participants in his little experiment.
The participants were divided into 3 groups, each given special glasses to just glance at a particular direction. The first group could only glance to the left, the second group can only glance to the right while the third group could only glance up and down.
With these glasses, the participants were asked to look at a map of the United States, and then asked to recall as much as possible the location on the map. The scientists then mention the name of a place and the participants' task is to find the place as soon as possible on the map.
The analysis showed, the group of participants who can only look to the right is able to recall a better place dengna. When asked to find a location somewhere on the map, participants in this group can do it 25 percent faster.
"When the eye glanced to his right, scanned with fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) showed that the left brain is more active than the right hemisphere," said Prof. Propper as quoted from Menshealth.com, Tuesday (11/29/2011).
Prof. Propper added, this phenomenon is called cross-wired, ie, increased activity of one side of the brain when the body bagin on the opposite side is being used. In this case, the movement to the right eye associated with brain activity on the left.
The brain on the left is known as a center for language settings and conversations. Therefore, if this part is more active, then someone will be easier to remember words and other things that involve language skills, including reading.
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