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The Divided Brain

And both hemispheres candecide human or non-human, but they do it with differentcognitive...

And both hemispheres can
decide human or non-human, but they do it with different
cognitive strategies

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And both hemispheres can decide human or non-human,
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but they do it with different cognitive strategies.
Duration
7 seconds
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18
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:21
Uploaded
Jun 14, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

A film which explores a radical new idea - is there an imbalance between our brain hemispheres that is affecting how we live in our modern society?
When pigeons are up to find food, - The Divided Brain 00:09
When pigeons are up to find food,
So that one hemisphere is really concentrating - The Divided Brain 00:10
So that one hemisphere is really concentrating
And is on quick alert if an aerial predator is coming. - The Divided Brain 00:08
And is on quick alert if an aerial predator is coming.
And that was the moment at which I realized - The Divided Brain 00:15
And that was the moment at which I realized
McGilchrist realized that in human beings, - The Divided Brain 00:09
McGilchrist realized that in human beings,
You won't find a neurologist anywhere in the world who will - The Divided Brain 00:11
You won't find a neurologist anywhere in the world who ...
Then, very clearly, each hemisphere - The Divided Brain 00:07
Then, very clearly, each hemisphere
What would those two worlds look like? - The Divided Brain 00:05
What would those two worlds look like?
McGilchrist observed that the left hemisphere gives a narrow, - The Divided Brain 00:09
McGilchrist observed that the left hemisphere gives a narrow...
Without understanding the larger context. - The Divided Brain 00:05
Without understanding the larger context.
It sees objects in relation to their usefulness. - The Divided Brain 00:04
It sees objects in relation to their usefulness.
It's in charge of the right hand, which - The Divided Brain 00:09
It's in charge of the right hand, which
But it can't make human connections. - The Divided Brain 00:04
But it can't make human connections.
It doesn't understand relationships, humor, - The Divided Brain 00:06
It doesn't understand relationships, humor,
Things and people are not unique and individual. - The Divided Brain 00:04
Things and people are not unique and individual.
But groups that it can organize, sort, - The Divided Brain 00:07
But groups that it can organize, sort,
On its own, it has no sense of the whole. - The Divided Brain 00:04
On its own, it has no sense of the whole.
Even people are seen as body parts. - The Divided Brain 00:04
Even people are seen as body parts.
The world of the left hemisphere is lifeless. - The Divided Brain 00:04
The world of the left hemisphere is lifeless.
It shatters the world into an assortment of bits - The Divided Brain 00:07
It shatters the world into an assortment of bits