Reasoning

"shift mental pathways and open possibilities for what the brain can do."

-An adjective is made into a verb: 'thick my blood' (The Winter's Tale)

-A pronoun is made into a noun: 'the cruellest she alive' (Twelfth Night)

-A noun is made into a verb: 'He childed as I fathered' (King Lear)

Read the four sentences below, and ask yourself which one you like the best. 1. A father and a gracious aged man: him have you enraged. 2. A father and a gracious aged man: him have you charcoaled. 3. A father and a gracious aged man: him have you poured. 4. A father and a gracious aged man: him have you madded. The first sentence should elicit a normal reaction. The brain recognizes that it makes sense, unlike the next two lines, which the brain rejects. The fourth line is an example of functional shift, which is taken from King Lear. Your brain is now thanking Shakespeare.