I think the division of the brain hemispheres has a lot to do with the mechanism of the veil. The right hemisphere does not understand language or time. It enables us to understand nonlinear thought, e.g., metaphors and humor. It is holistic in its processing, whereas the left hemisphere breaks everything down into individual conceptual chunks. Because in our conscious mind we we think in words and concepts, any input from the right hemisphere has to first pass through the left before it reaches awareness. The left hemisphere only knows concepts, so if it can't fit the RH's input into a particular shoebox or category, it ignores it.
I also think that women have more difficulty telling right from left for the same reason that they are more intuitive (broad generalities here, of course) -- that is, their brains possess more fully interconnected hemispheres. More input from the right hemisphere ("beyond the veil"?) is able to pass through into consciousness.
I also think that women have more difficulty telling right from left for the same reason that they are more intuitive (broad generalities here, of course) -- that is, their brains possess more fully interconnected hemispheres. More input from the right hemisphere ("beyond the veil"?) is able to pass through into consciousness.