The Bridges Between Hemispheres

The brain is divided in half by the corpus callosum, a very thick bundle of nerve fibers whose primary function is the transfer of information between the right and left hemispheres, like bridges crossing a river.  These neurological pathways (the bridges) connect the two halves of the brain making it one organ.  Most of what we do on the left side of our body is processed in the right side of our brain, and most of what we do on the right side of our body is processed in the left side of our brain.

Certain tasks can be like Monday morning traffic in Portland (the city of Portland, for those unfamiliar with its layout, is divided East and West by the Willamette River).  In attempting to do something using both sides of our body, one side of the brain sends a multitude of signals across the corpus collosum (Willamette river) attempting to communicate with the other side of the brain putting together the pieces of the puzzle on how to do the task at hand. However, their is one major problem: for a variety of reasons, their are not enough neurological pathways and connections (bridges) working efficiently to accommodate the amount of processing (traffic) to perform the task efficiently.  Some signals get across fine, but the majority get stuck in "traffic jams," making a task more difficult and more time consuming.  Stress levels inevitably rise, creating an accident or derailment in our processing, making the task even more difficult – or perhaps causing mistakes or even preventing us from completing the task at all.

Brain cells (neurons) have over a billion trillion connections. These connections constitute our hearing, feeling and eye sight processing, fine and gross motor skills, reflexes, memories, and automaticity in performing tasks. Now the good news: unlike the city of Portland, (which will probably not build any more bridges), we can actually grow more neurological pathways, increasing neuro connections (bridges) to help our right and left hemispheres communicate better, for a more efficient brain. Subsequently our eyes, ears and body in general will perform better. Studies show the more we develop the brain bi-laterality, the more effective our overall brain performance.

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