Left and Right Brain Cognitive Art Education

Aging thru Art

cognitive art activity for seniors

Individual and group sessions

(Note: As methodologies are similar, Aging Thru Art Cognitive Arts Intervention Education cites TTAP Method clinical research ...and, writing as follows in this website draws heavily upon TTAP documentation and footnotes.)

Aging Thru Art Cognitive Art Staircase Therapy structures left-brain and right-brain functioning into activities and protocols.

Left-brain And Right-brain Cognitive Functioning

Right Side	Left Side
Creative	Logical
Inspiration	Arithmetic
Visual	Reading
Reactive skills	Sequential
Emotional	Concrete
Artistic	Rational
Playful	Goal-oriented

Which Activities Stimulate LEFT Brain Functioning

Left Side Creative Art

Logical/rational	Reminiscence
Arithmetic	Puzzles
Reading	Story boards
Sequential	Food, recipes
Concrete reality	Orientation, names of objects / people

Which Activities Stimulate RIGHT Brain Functioning

Right Side Creative Art

Inspiration	Object relations
Visual	Paints, color, form
Reactive skills	Body, movement
Emotional	Photographs
Creative/artistic	Sculpture, 3-D work
Playful	Being in the moment

Peak Performance -- Using both regularly

Left Side	Logic, math, reading, speaking
Right Side	Creativity, inspiration, visual