"The Multiple Brain" Concept


Apparently some scientists lean towards the following perspective, and I agree: we have "separate" brains corresponding with each of six senses plus our intuition plus our emotions plus our sense of "oneness" with the universe, sometimes called the "unitary" sense.

I think these separate brains function sometimes in opposition, but we can harmonize them and we can use them to teach ourselves.

Here is my synopsis of 9 basic brains used in drumming: It's the bare beginning diamond in the rough, I think. :-) just some preliminary notes:

Multiple Brain Technique

Bringing the vigorous energies of your various brains to bear on a particular immediate musical goal.

The distinct brain functions can be organized as follows:
  1. Eye brain: experience things through the eye. See into the past, present, and future. (occipital center)
  2. Ear brain: experience things in terms of sound. Hear into the past, present, and future. (temporal lobe)
  3. Nose brain: experience things in terms of smell. Utilize the sense of smell in the context of past, present, and future.
  4. Language/mouth brain: experience language... Utilize the context of past, present, and future.
  5. Body brain: experience motor functions (using the motor cortex) and touch sensibilities (using the parietal lobe) you can use the body brain in the past, present, and future. :-) This includes the "mouth brain" (distinct from the language brain. This involves more the motor cortex than the Wernicke's spot or the Broca's spot/ language center.) These are my original ideas I'm exploring. - all my ideas here are original, but I'm looking for corresponding documentary proof from outside sources to support my ideas and relate them to society and give them some measure of legitimacy in the eyes of society! :-) I'm noticing that others have come to many of the same conclusions I have come to. :-)
  6. Thinking brain: experience intellectual functions (prefrontal cortex) utilize the intellect in past, present, and future contexts. "Thinking brain"
  7. Intuitive brain: alternate state of consciousness (sleeping/dreaming/daydreaming/having a hunch
  8. Emotional
  9. Universal Brain: metarhythms (coincidences) are created by this brain.
Summary:
  1. Eye brain: just by being exposed to things through the eye you can become conscious of them way before your conscious mind steps in. Great for drumming independence.
  2. Ever hear voices? That's your ear brain. We don't always remember in pictures. We remember in sounds too. Listening is sooo crucial for drumming.
  3. Nose brain. Not only does the nose trigger consciousness in a non-verbal or non-logical way, but some scientists say sex is the 6th sense with a special sensor for pheremones just above the roof of the mouth right under your nose. Fuels the emotional side of drumming.
  4. Mouth brain. Ever heard of motor mouth? lol nuff said. The mouth has its own mind. lol (great for drumming rhythms)
    Of course it also has a Broca's spot or language center too. (It's great for lyrics and keeping the form of the drum parts.)
  5. Body brain. Your body has its own brain. Ask Michael Jordan. Ask Elvin Jones :-)
  6. Thinking brain. This is useful too. Quiet as it's kept you don't have to STOP THINKING in order to be an intuitive musician. :-)
  7. Intuitive brain. There's the subconscious part- the telepathy- you need it to be a world class drummer.
  8. The Artistic/religious Brain: A sense of morals is good for drumming, good for the audience too.
  9. Universal Brain ...Did somebody say unitary experience? Make me one with every thing.
See related article:
Kenwood's book review of A User's Guide to the Brain by John Ratey