atone ([info]atone) wrote,

Yay. I get to do tests. Which show that I can't direct my attention properly. I find it all
rather amusing.

I'm doing tests that test frontal lobe, and selective attention. Which is what I tried to
communicate, and seemed to finally get somewhere with.

The thing is - the way I describe it is as a frontal lobe deficit. I'm pretty much matching
typical frontal lobe dysfunction.

And yeah, so as far as that goes I'm pretty much coming up as "getting better", "getting worse",
fluctuating and then suddenly blocking.

Which is what happens. It's really obvious. It shows up my weaknesses quite easily. The thing
is that they also were looking for strengths. I didn't even think of doing that really. I'm so
obsessed with what I can't do, and how to do what I can't do, rather than doing what I can do.

Which is really a "FUCK THIS I AM GOING TO BEAT IT" attitude. Which I hold close to me.

Most likely they'll say I have ADHD. Although I used to be more ADHD'ish before. Now I'm more
ADDish. Although, when I look at the differences, I'm struggling to decide just which one.

For a while I had to do my "hand moving" thing, in order to be able to focus better. Which
actually does seem to help me.

Anyway, I was getting memory blocks. And I definitely improved on the RED/GREEN/BLUE test thingy
that says the word in a different colour. And you have to spot the colours.

Pretty much what happened, is I was fine.. it was all going well, and then I'd go EURGH. And jam,
and hit verbal again. Which seems to be a problem at the moment - the way I do it is by switching
quickly. I was a lot better when I didn't have to keep switching..

But sometimes I get stuck on one pattern or the other. Doing both at once is very difficult for
me when it swaps rapidly.

Although, I did have the advantage that some of the time I was really good at noticing when I
fucked up - I'd make a loud noise suddenly. Although at one point I screwed up a lot without even
noticing.

Anyway, they noticed strengths as well. I'm incredibly fast at some things. And that's what I'm
like... I'm racing really really fast... and then I have to suddenly slow down and it's really hard
to merge the colours/verbal together. Which means that I generally try to enhance my colours a lot
as I can think clearer that way.

Which explains my need to multifocus - I have to keep trying different things, have to keep moving
onto different colours. And then I lose my verbal ability. And get pissed off. And then I try
to focus and improve my verbal abilitiy...

And then every day seems to be trying to cope with my mind, to keep it working properly, rather
than just doing the things I want to do.

The other strange thing is, that my voice really got muffled as I was doing colours at one stage
and I slowed down a lot.

Although when I say I slow down, apparently I don't really go that slowly. It just seems slow to
me. I should remember that. :)

Now I get to do more tests next week.

But I want to experiment with the colour thing. I'm going to have to try and do some exercises at
home this weekend I reckon. See if I can beat it.

Need to sustain good focus of verbal plus colours. Yeah, that's it...

Oh, and apparently I was really good at categorising things. I wonder what that means :)


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[info]atone

July 14 2005, 02:22:10 UTC 6 years ago

Temporal Lobes

Moving laterally a bit, we find your temporal lobes at, well, your temples (which, if you don't know, are at the sides of your head above your ears). You have two temporal lobes each with somewhat different functions, the dominant lobe, (which is the left lobe for you dexterous people, and the right lobe for sinister folks,) and the other one (submissive lobe? Nah).

Your dominant temporal lobe is specialized for understanding and generating language, with related functions for word retrieval and auditory learning, as well as other visual and auditory processing tasks. It is involved in both intermediate and long-term memory, and supports complex structured memories. Interestingly enough, the dominant temporal lobe is important to your emotional stability.

Problems with your dominant temporal lobe can lead to aggression and dark or violent thoughts and an over-sensitivity to perceived slights (that whole emotional stability thing). You can also get word-related problems and relevant difficulties in reading, problems with auditory processing, and difficulty identifying spoken words. Of course, since this lobe is involved in memory you can also end up with long and short-term memory failures as well as problems categorizing objects.

The other, non-dominant, temporal lobe does some of your stereotyped "right-brain" activities, such as recognizing facial expressions and getting the emotion from vocal intonations. This lobe is also a key player in recognizing and reproducing rhythms and music. Like many parts of the brain, it also has a hand in visual learning.

Problems in the non-dominant temporal lobe can lead to difficulties recognizing faces and decoding the intonation and meaning in words, which, predictably enough, leads to problems with your basic social skills. Of course, scientists will ultimately discover that white-boy dancing has its roots in deficiencies of the temporal lobe.

In general, problems in the temporal lobes can lead to all kinds of memory problems, amnesia, and mysterious headaches. Tweaky temporal lobes can create fear and anxiety, unusual sensory perceptions and distortions, and feelings of déjà vu or confusion. Interestingly enough, religious or moral preoccupation and reveries can be traced to temporal lobe problems.

[info]atone

July 14 2005, 02:23:58 UTC 6 years ago

Occipital Lobes

Behind the parietal lobe, at the very back of your head, lie your occipital lobes. This part of your brain is, simply, in charge of your vision. Problems in the occipital lobes can lead to many difficulties in visual processing including blank areas in your visual field and difficulty locating objects in the environment. You can have problems identifying colors, recognizing printed words, identifying objects, or recognizing motion. A damaged occipital lobe can lead to hallucinations and odd visual illusions.

[info]frowningman

July 14 2005, 23:46:26 UTC 6 years ago

I lose vocabulary when I think too hard. It takes about half an hour to switch.

[info]atone

July 15 2005, 06:21:48 UTC 6 years ago

As strange as it sounds, I think I lose vocabulary when I code. Because I see it as symbols rather than words?

[info]pinky_thebrain

July 15 2005, 04:18:27 UTC 6 years ago

do you think they'll get you to do the colour-word test again?

i am so suspicious of tests because i know how much i try to manipulate results. like even when i got my eyes tested, i found it hard not to make really good guesses at what the letters were even though they weren't clear. or remember what the letters were from when i read them with my better eye.

when's the next round?

hehe... categorise me!!

i txted you but i don't know if you got it. i also texted rhiannon. hrm. where are you guys? :) xox

[info]atone

July 15 2005, 06:20:06 UTC 6 years ago

I want to do it again!

I want to try and get better at it.

When my eyes were last tested I was fine. But I was allowed to squint. And then I remembered! And er,r yes...

I make up for my vision too much I think. I can't read menus sometimes. Maybe some colours or lighting conditions or days are worse than others.

I think I need new glasses though, but I cannot afford them :(

I really don't know how much I categorise things. Either I do it a lot without noticing, or I don't do it much at all.

I suppose it could be said that I categorise everything into little place holders. Does that count?

My cellphone went missing AGES ago. I'm sure I would have told you such. But it's not like I use TXTing anyway.

We should hang out sometime. Although, I did know that you had texted Rhiannon.

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