IT’S a long held belief that people use one side of the brain more than the other.
And the side you use more dictates whether you are more creative, or more logical.
The video of a walking horse left Twitter fans puzzled Credit: juliabradbury/Twitter
A viral video of a horse walking is believed to reveal which side of your brain is more dominant and what’s you’re more likely to be good at.
According to TV celeb Julia Bradbury, who shared the clip on Twitter, whether you see the horse walking forward or backwards shows if you are left or right brained.
But what does it mean to be left or right brained?
Left brain or right brain?
Left and right brain are terms often used to describe how people think and their personalities.
The theory, which first emerged in the 1960s, suggests that the brain’s left and right hemispheres function in different ways.
Developed by Nobel Prize winner Roger W. Sperry, the psychobiologist, believed one side of the brain was likely to be more dominant than the other.
Conventional wisdom suggests that people who are right-brained are more creative and intuitive thinkers.
Right-brained thinkers are often described as people who look at the “big picture” and experience the world through their intuition or emotions.
They are thought to be more imaginative, creative and often believed to be better at the arts.
However, left-brained people are often considered more analytical and may pay more attention to details and logic when making decisions.
Left brained people are sometimes believed to be better at thinking in sequences, doing mathematics, and can be better at things like reading and writing.
So according to these widely accepted ideas, if you see the horse walking backwards, you might be a more creative, artistic person.
Equally, if you see the horse walking forward, you could be more of a logical thinker.
In recent years, however, scientists believe the way the brain functions might be more complex than this – with both sides of the brain working together to perform different tasks.
Other optical Illusions
This mind-boggling video of the moonwalking horse is the latest in a string of baffling optical illusions that have gone viral online.
German specialists say the way you view the ‘hollow mask’ video illusion can help diagnose schizophrenia.
Previously, the Sun reported on another optical illusion which can help doctors diagnose autism.