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Old 05-16-2007, 09:34 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Mike Estep View Post
However, the authors of this particular study do mention another study in relating ambidexterity and cognitive ability in 52 pianists while sight reading where a positive correlation is found.
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Kopiez et al. (2006) analyse the relationship between one form of musical ability (sight reading) and a continuous measure of laterality with a sample of 52 pianists. They find a significantly higher level of performance by non-right-handers.
I don't think that non-right-handers means ambidexterity here.

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On the matter of extrapolating behavior from particular geniuses (Einstein and company) to the general public...

I believe it is important to know whether certain forms of mental exercise, practiced over a period of years can produce genius effects in the general public.
I also think that it is important that know such things. But you can't conclude based on that genius X had trait Y that developing trait Y will make you a genuis.
The majority of people with trait Y, might be no genuises.
In addition trait Y may be a sideeffect of the factor Z that makes you a genuises.
Developent Y through through another way than Z would mean gaining no effect.
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I have contemplated my own intuitive thoughts and studied both academic and nonacademic resources on the matter for over 2 decades.
I have also personally observed anectdotal results of certain ways of thinking with over 2500 private music students (from all walks of life) during this time. As a result, I am convinced it is possible for most people to learn genius behavior with sufficient training and practice.
[...]It is also a reason why the academic community validated my research through publication.
I don't criticise your "Developing-Intuition"-excercises, I think that they could work.
I think that your reasons for doing them should be: "Intution is a worthwhile trait to have".
The word left (as in left-brain) isn't even in your paper.
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