The Right Hemisphere Is The Feeling Part Of The Brain
Our brains are divided into two parts, the left hemisphere and the right hemisphere, and each has a specific function. The left hemisphere is where rational, logical thought takes place. It operates much as a computer does when handling information. The right hemisphere, on the other hand, is our center for feeling. It is with this portion of the brain that we appreciate art and music and respond to other human beings on an emotional level. Needless to say, mothers and their babies interact and communicate primarily by using the right hemispheres of their brains, especially during the pre-verbal period of the baby's life. Education, however, has focused mainly on the development of the left hemisphere of the brain.
Many researchers and psychologists have noted the importance of talking to a fetus in the womb. Children appear to respond to the feelings the mother communicates with her words, thus taking the first steps towards the formation of their individual temperaments. It is easy to see then why a child whose mother has communicated love and caring from the moment of his or her conception would have the capacity to become a loving individual. Much of this initial fetal education is undoubtedly accomplished on an unconscious level, but that does not change its importance. In fact, the quality of the love that is communicated to the unborn child's unconscious mind may be one of the most important contributions a mother makes, since only she can perceive and respond to her unborn child's non-verbal communication.
