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New Theory: Sexual Orientation Determined by Brain Hemisphere Dominance

Started by Shana A, August 06, 2012, 08:35:56 AM

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James

Peky,

I have not yet submitted my paper to peer review, but would like to. There is no reason not to. It is strongly supported by science, is in keeping with empirical evidence, and is highly logical. I realize that an academician would have submitted the paper first, but that could take many months. I have actively searched for reasons to discredit it myself and have submitted it to a variety of people for feedback. I am confident that I am correct and excited about the potential this revelation has to bring a measure of peace to a troubled world and wanted to get it out to the general public.  In addition, I have only recently completed the paper to my satisfaction, having revised the original chart and having added another chart since this article was posted on this site.

As for your comment about it being hypothesis rather than theory, you are largely correct. My editor and I tossed this idea around and chose the simpler word as the paper is really a mixture of both. The bulk of my hypothesis is based on actual theory. It is well accepted that the two hemispheres are radially different in terms of their experience of reality and how that experience differs. It is well accepted that most men are left brain dominant and most women right brain dominant. So the question becomes, what happens to those people whose brain dominance is reversed? No one seems to be looking into this, so I did—and perspective, my speciality, is where one needs to start. In essence, the only thing that I have done that is new, is to speculate as to what happens when a male is directed by a feminine perspective (or a female by a masculine perspective)!  And that is not difficult to do. We all use both, it's just a matter of looking at what happens when one dominates and we can see that, both in individuals and in our culture (the male perspective dominants in culture and you can see what that does to culture). My investigation of perspective is the focus of years of work, and my book has won four national awards and received great reviews.

Basically, in the physical world, we respond, based on what we see from our perspective, whether physical or mental.  That response can take many directions as it has to be processed though perception according to our experiences, our body of knowledge, and all that entails, a process that is very complex. Fundamentally, the reason my insights have not been widely recognized before now is that perspective, which is relatively simple, has been mixed in with perception, which is highly complex and thus difficult to evaluate. Also, behavioral scientists study perception, not perspective. And they are looking for physical triggers (as some of the comments reflect ). Although my discovery is grounded in the brain, basically, my focus in the mind, an area (since it is non-physical) that science is not well equipped to study and measure. And if you can't provide measurements according to scientific standards, researchers are afraid to publish, fearing a negative response such as I often get. The left brain is highly skeptical and attacks what it does not understand. I know there are others who see what I see, but being unable to prove it, hold off until they have solid proof.  But we can find the truth without science. Intuition is an example.  I might add that philosophy, my speciality, when properly applied includes science, and as such, is superior to science---though most people don't recognize this.
Author of a book on the subject of perspective (what we see) as it affects perception (what we believe) and behavior. Perspective determines gender. Most males have a dualistic, masculine perspective and women a feminine holistic perspective, though when reversed, it naturally changes ones behavior.
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James

Olson's response to Brooke777

Research suggests that there is a great deal of redundancy within each hemisphere and that in young patients, one half can, as you say, develop and function more or less as a whole brain.  In older patients functionality is often lost and never recovered. I have not seen enough research to comment on how this impacts sexuality.
Author of a book on the subject of perspective (what we see) as it affects perception (what we believe) and behavior. Perspective determines gender. Most males have a dualistic, masculine perspective and women a feminine holistic perspective, though when reversed, it naturally changes ones behavior.
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Shana A

James,

Welcome to Susan's, and thanks for joining in this discussion about your published work.

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Brooke777

Quote from: James on November 10, 2012, 04:48:39 PM
Olson's response to Brooke777

Research suggests that there is a great deal of redundancy within each hemisphere and that in young patients, one half can, as you say, develop and function more or less as a whole brain.  In older patients functionality is often lost and never recovered. I have not seen enough research to comment on how this impacts sexuality.

Thank you for answering.
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Maddie

Quote from: peky on November 05, 2012, 03:22:23 PM
take it with a grain of salt, Olson has not publish his hypothesis or his work in any peer-review scientific journal.

Of course not. He isn't a scientist.
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James

Maddie,
I think you have your phasers on stun rather than fun. You might want to check your settings again.  As for your comment, I think you probably know that scientists don't always have the truth.  Scientists often issue conflicting reports, as they do on this subject.  What I do is read science and  take the best from the most enlightened scientists. My work is essentially an integration of scientific and revelatory information.  I do the hard work so that you don't have to. Scientists are offering conflicting reports on this subject, and are focused on physical triggers at the expense of mind, mind being where control ultimately originates. Perspective, my speciality, being a component of mind, actually gives me an edge on understanding (when coupled with the research of science). Technically, I qualify as a neuroscientist since philosophers are now included under the term—as they should be—but I think of myself as a science reporter. I don't understand why you think that has so little value.

I hope you understand that my hypothesis is not in conflict with current scientific hypotheses.  It adds to them. It supplements them.  Mind and body work together in harmony. I just add another layer to our understanding. I think this is clear when you read my paper.
Author of a book on the subject of perspective (what we see) as it affects perception (what we believe) and behavior. Perspective determines gender. Most males have a dualistic, masculine perspective and women a feminine holistic perspective, though when reversed, it naturally changes ones behavior.
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