Tadanobu Tsunoda
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese author, most known for his ideas regarding the "Japanese brain
". According to Tsunoda's theory, the Japanese people use their brains in a unique way, different than "western" brains. The Japanese brain, argues Tsunoda, hears or processes music using the left hemisphere
, where western brains use the opposite or right hemisphere to process music.
and Polynesian languages
as the "operating system" process sounds differently from other systems. The reason for this is that users of these languages "give meaning to vowels."
has written "his testing methods are highly suspect. My impression, based on an account by one of his foreign guinea-pigs, is that auto-suggestion plays an important role. Yet his books sell well in Japan..." http://junana.com/CDP/corpus/GLOSSARY18.html
Brain
The brain is the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals—only a few primitive invertebrates such as sponges, jellyfish, sea squirts and starfishes do not have one. It is located in the head, usually close to primary sensory apparatus such as vision, hearing,...
". According to Tsunoda's theory, the Japanese people use their brains in a unique way, different than "western" brains. The Japanese brain, argues Tsunoda, hears or processes music using the left hemisphere
Cerebral hemisphere
A cerebral hemisphere is one of the two regions of the eutherian brain that are delineated by the median plane, . The brain can thus be described as being divided into left and right cerebral hemispheres. Each of these hemispheres has an outer layer of grey matter called the cerebral cortex that is...
, where western brains use the opposite or right hemisphere to process music.
Other theories
Languages are like operating systems on computers. Brains which have JapaneseJapanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
and Polynesian languages
Polynesian languages
The Polynesian languages are a language family spoken in the region known as Polynesia. They are classified as part of the Austronesian family, belonging to the Oceanic branch of that family. They fall into two branches: Tongic and Nuclear Polynesian. Polynesians share many cultural traits...
as the "operating system" process sounds differently from other systems. The reason for this is that users of these languages "give meaning to vowels."
Criticism
Karel van WolferenKarel van Wolferen
Karel van Wolferen is a Dutch journalist, writer and professor, who is particularly recognised for his knowledge of Japanese politics, economics, history and culture....
has written "his testing methods are highly suspect. My impression, based on an account by one of his foreign guinea-pigs, is that auto-suggestion plays an important role. Yet his books sell well in Japan..." http://junana.com/CDP/corpus/GLOSSARY18.html
See also
- PseudosciencePseudosciencePseudoscience is a claim, belief, or practice which is presented as scientific, but which does not adhere to a valid scientific method, lacks supporting evidence or plausibility, cannot be reliably tested, or otherwise lacks scientific status...
- NihonjinronNihonjinronThe term literally means theories/discussions about the Japanese. The term refers to a genre of texts that focuses on issues of Japanese national and cultural identity. The literature is vast, ranging over such varied fields as sociology, psychology, history, linguistics, philosophy, and even...