First post: the brain blog, and my brain projects

 For some reason I became interested in the brain, and in particular the corpus callosum, as a result of my messing about with ambidexterity over the years.

I've been writing with both hands, drumming, playing piano, using left handed scissors, mouse, and such for a few years, but only recently have I been bothered to actually write about it.

 My coming book, Meeting Myself Halfway: An Adventure Across The Corpus Callosum, and how ambidexterity has changed my life, is in progress. The role of this blog is to keep notes of my finding, my conversations with ChatGTP, and the formation of the book from mid 2025 to its publication, most likely at some point in early 2026.

 Aside from my interest in the corpus callosum, these entries will include anything else I consider interesting that's brain related. We have, after all, this amazing device that sits between our ears. Few of us really bother to explore its potential, and it's only in recent years that I have been myself. 

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