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Rter's
Well its Sunday PM and while tomorrow IS a working day it is not a
trading day so one does have a little extra time to continue this
thread in hopefully an enlightening way.
While one can theoretically enhance the functioning of the RB, our
brain lateralization dominance is hardwired in from birth and there is a
gender specific orientation (75% of males are LB dom/75% females are RB
dom).Most if not all of the self help insights into neuroscience that
one sees (usually in softcover) in the appropriate sections of the chain
bookstores have not been validated by credible scientific investigation
(double blind, controlled studies, the results of which have been
replicated by peers - something akin to backtesting and then walk
forward testing of an system/indicator in the futures markets).
There have been in the past and undoubtedly will be in the future some
very alluring theories (subliminal programming,mind-body connection)that
have generated a fair amount of public interest due to the books and
articles published by some of my brethern (and sistern)that have not
produced the results initially suggested . No harm done of course but
there was not any hard evidence behind the theories so they were taken
as such - interesting ideas.
So I believe it goes with the right brain enhancement issue. Nothing
that I have seen indicates that there is evidence to support the
effectiveness of any of the popular techniques in actually increasing
right brain function in healthy individuals.
There is also the possibility that some are confusing brain
lateralization (RB/LB) with brain state (alpha/beta). While we might
simplify the former by assigning the intuitive insights to the right and
the logical analyses to the left, the alpha state is also credited with
the Gestalt type insights, creative problem solving,etc whereas the beta
state is more about the everyday housekeeping stuff that we all need to
do to literally get through the day unscathed. Alpha is accomplished
through meditation,prayer, daydreaming and CAN be trained and enhanced
even with something as mechanical as biofeedback. Beta, is of course the
normal waking brain state ( at least for most of us).
Which brings me to my own very subjective observation that profitable
trading is more about analysis, logic, discipline and rational behavior
than it is about a spectacular flash of creative insight from the sprout
and tofu fed right brain. Admittedly, the latter may be more fun(except
for the tofu) than the former but I don't think it will serve you as
well in a trading context.
Anyone who is interested in references on research on brain states,
intuition and the like please feel free to request same via e-mail .
Caveat: last time I looked there was no sign up sheet for instant
enhancement of anything (right brain function,intuition, alpha, trading
success) - just seems to be the way life works... or doesn't. Probably
enough philosophy for one sitting. Ken
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