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The Divided Brain

And our environments areheavily culturally constructed, our social relationships,the...

And our environments are
heavily culturally constructed, our social relationships,
the physical environments we operate in

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And our environments are heavily culturally constructed,
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our social relationships, the physical environments
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we operate in.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:06:26
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?
96% of psychological studies are done with Westerners. - The Divided Brain 00:05
96% of psychological studies are done with Westerners.
And most of those are actually American undergraduates, - The Divided Brain 00:07
And most of those are actually American undergraduates,
So this really gives us a biased picture of human psychology. - The Divided Brain 00:06
So this really gives us a biased picture of human psychology...
And we don't know to what degree those things extend - The Divided Brain 00:06
And we don't know to what degree those things extend
Henrich and his colleagues decided to take - The Divided Brain 00:11
Henrich and his colleagues decided to take
One of the tests features an optical illusion. - The Divided Brain 00:05
One of the tests features an optical illusion.
Which line is longer? - The Divided Brain 00:04
Which line is longer?
They are both the same. - The Divided Brain 00:04
They are both the same.
So they accurately see the two lines. - The Divided Brain 00:05
So they accurately see the two lines.
We live in a world of right angles, - The Divided Brain 00:12
We live in a world of right angles,
But in the world of hunter gatherers, - The Divided Brain 00:05
But in the world of hunter gatherers,
So it's a basic difference across human societies - The Divided Brain 00:08
So it's a basic difference across human societies
[SPEAKING CHINESE] - The Divided Brain 00:14
[SPEAKING CHINESE]
I spent first 20 some years there. - The Divided Brain 00:04
I spent first 20 some years there.
It was not hard for me to get interested in culture - The Divided Brain 00:06
It was not hard for me to get interested in culture
People think differently, depending - The Divided Brain 00:05
People think differently, depending
Compared to North Americans, East Asians - The Divided Brain 00:06
Compared to North Americans, East Asians
When we show people the pictures of panda, monkey, banana, - The Divided Brain 00:13
When we show people the pictures of panda, monkey, banana,
[SPEAKING CHINESE] - The Divided Brain 00:07
[SPEAKING CHINESE]
I would say it's the dragonfly and the bee. - The Divided Brain 00:05
I would say it's the dragonfly and the bee.