Body Skills
Above, is an illustration of the 4 Brain Type groupings and their corresponding motor-skill proficiency, along with a well-known example (pro athlete). Brain Typing has identified and qualified body skill connections consistent with each of the 16 Types. These sixteen can be broken down into 4 subgroups, each having a preferred or dominant body skill.
These include:
Empirical Animates (EA) - Large muscles (gross-motor)
Empirical Inanimates (EI) - Small muscles (fine-motor)
Conceptual Animates (CA) - Mouth region (speech)
Conceptual Inanimates (CI) - Diaphragm region (voice)
And, of those body skill descriptions, each group has their own order of ability—from strongest to least-preferred. Below are additional examples taken from professional sports. i
Examples:
Empirical Animates (EA) (gross-motor) — LeBron James, Ken Griffey Jr., Dak Prescott
Empirical Inanimates (EI) (fine-motor) — Michael Jordan, Cal Ripken Jr., Peyton Manning
Conceptual Animates (CA) (mouth) — Kevin Garnett, Derek Jeter, Tom Brady
Conceptual Inanimates (CI) (diaphragm) — Stephen Curry, Greg Maddux, Dustin Johnson
A trained observer, knowing what to look for, can identify members of each group, and categorize them accordingly. In addition, we have found further scientific validation by the helpful digitization of athletes’ body movements via the bio-mechanical analysis of the APAS System (developed by Gideon Ariel).
For ease of understanding, they are illustrated (see above) by a view of the topical layer of the human brain called the primary motor cortex (PMC). Though each person on earth is unique, we all share some characteristics in common. The human brain has a layout in the sensory and motor regions universal to all people. Descending from top to bottom, each small area on these two parts of the PMC controls specific parts of the body.
Four Brain Types (EAs) are most dominant in the gross-motor area (near the top of the brain), four (EIs) in the fine-motor/hand-eye region (the next descending cerebral area), four (CAs) in the mouth area (controlling speech, etc.), and four (CIs) in the diaphragm region (controlling voice, air flow, etc.).
Although we use all 4 regions of the PMC, people the world over are demonstrably strongest (most proficient) in just one of the four. Of course, we can become efficient in more than one, but physical evidence indicates we are born skilled specifically in one. And although we may not develop it fully, it remains our most natural (think "go-to") skill during our lifetime.
The Bird Connection
Using four familiar birds, we illustrate and make meaningful connections with the aforesaid groups. Also, we like to use flying creatures to inspire and remind you that you can rise above your present circumstances–flying higher, to gain better perspective and for dealing with life below.
The four birds we use are the stork, hawk, owl, and the dove.
Stork: They can be gymnasts, divers, and acrobats with their flying antics; these huge birds can be amazingly agile in the air – so too, can those of this group. Generally people-persons, well-spoken, and warm relationally, they're hugely loyal to those in their "nest," just as storks famously care well for and will even give their lives for their young. (Example: Oprah Winfrey)
Hawk: Beginning with the "hawk eyes," often having a piercing look. Hawks are commonly identified by this aspect. What leads to this consistent correlation is that these inanimate “realists” are strongest in the hand-eye region of the brain/body. When serious or under pressure, their eyes get intense and scrutinizing.
Not only can they develop superior hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity, but they can have "vice grips for hands" when need be. So too, the hawk can sink its talons into its prey or interests like no other. (Example: Arnold Schwarzenegger)
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Owl: This majestic, poised bird often sits reflectively in silence, pondering the mysteries of the deep woods late into the night. Similarly, members of this group enjoy logical abstraction, mental challenges, and complex subjects. Owls are known for their night-time hooting, just as people of this group can be known for their voices and/or vocabulary; not to mention fondness for staying up late. (Example: Dr. Ben Carson)
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Dove: Most of us have seen a dove in the yard or at a park. As members of this group are gross-motor dominant, relying primarily on the big muscles of the body, so too doves have a penchant for walking along the ground, and with good balance. Doves are communal, kind and loving to one another, and typically peaceable to other feathered friends. Of course, individual standards of ethics and morality will be the final basis for anyone's behavior, but people in this group generally follow this peaceful pattern of living. (Example: singer Lauren Daigle)
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