"Buddha created a "religion" to expose your conditioning. Guy Claxton wrote a book "The Wayward Mind" based on the latest research. But, if you trade better on paper then with cash, trust me, something is happening in your mind."
kiwi trader, haven't read it and likely won't, but appears to be about the unconcious mind: "In Claxton, are we learning about the history of the unconscious, or the history of ways of representing the unconscious? Sadly he doesn't make this clear." http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,12084,1389815,00.html the following for me makes better distinctions between brains LEFT BRAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . RIGHT BRAIN uses logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . uses feeling detail oriented . . . . . . . . . "big picture" oriented facts rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . imagination rules words and language . . . . . . symbols and images present and past . . . . . . . . present and future math and science . . . . . . . philosophy and religion can comprehend . . . . . . . . can "get it" i.e. meaning knowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . believes acknowledges . . . . . . . . . . appreciates order/pattern perception . . . spatial perception knows object name . . . . . . knows object function reality based . . . . . . . . . . fantasy based forms strategies . . . . . . . . presents possibilities practical . . . . . . . . . . . . . impetuous safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . risk taking edited: "Our personality can be thought of as a result of the degree to which these left and right brains interact, or, in some cases, do not interact. It appears that most people will never reach their maximum potential because of compromises that have been made between these two governing bodies. Ideally, both brains work together in people with optimum mental ability. This coordinating ability may be the key to superior intellectual abilities." http://www.viewzone.com/bicam.html a529612 has posed an interesting and as worded somewhat ambiguous question suppose one is more right brain and using 'pattern recognition' to identify trade entry/exits, does one have to have the left side agree in order to enter the trade ? does the left side first require fulfillment in order to accept right side instructions ? how does one override a negative/dominant left and/or right function ? how does one optimally, obtain/train for the requisite left/right brain coordination ? 'Mind Juggling' ???: http://www.navaching.com/hawkeen/mjug.html
Re reading it: your loss. The guardian reviewer didn't reach the bit about the modern views of the brain. If you want a less populist view try some of the material at http://www.edge.org/ Re the list: 80's style new age rubbish ... but not a valid representation of the brain but people don't stop creating material just because its not real (just look at the "scent will make u better new agers" and the folk who'll introduce you to your dead mother).
LOL. Just looked up the first quote ... very new age. Then looked at the host site for the quote: http://www.viewzone.com/VIEW.ZONE.html Loved the headings: Did JESUS visit Tibet?: Nicholas Notovitch and the "Jesus Thangka" - new images found! Power Lined Linked to Cancer: Secret British report. When Bad Is Good: Is the US dollar is doomed? When Bad Is Good: Dan Eden examines what happened to civilization when we went off the gold backed dollar. The Truth About Jonestown: Was this part of a CIA mind control program? Hugo Chavez calls Bush "the Devil" at UN assembly. His full transcript is here for your inspection. You decide. Deviant Conservative Males -- Does being conservative encourage sex offenses against children? Hard to get further from scientific fact than that.
kiwi trader, so what if the list's dated and re your LOL â you're obviously a left brainer the fact remains the brain has 2 hemispheres and the list is useful because it's understandable â what other brain 'models' are there ? many people are left or right dominant so an additional question is does knowing ones brain dominance improve trading ? or are you thinking consciousness: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consciousness