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The Divided Brain

Could the problemsof the modern world be influenced by animbalance in the human brain?

Could the problems
of the modern world be influenced by an
imbalance in the human brain?

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Could the problems of the modern world
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be influenced by an imbalance in the human brain?
Duration
7 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:16
Uploaded
Jun 14, 2025
Genres
documentary
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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?
And what does that imply about our future? - The Divided Brain 00:05
And what does that imply about our future?
For Iain McGilchrist, the problem - The Divided Brain 00:09
For Iain McGilchrist, the problem
The problem is inside our modern brain. - The Divided Brain 00:05
The problem is inside our modern brain.
Some people find it a little bit overwhelming. - The Divided Brain 00:05
Some people find it a little bit overwhelming.
I suspect it's what the people call - The Divided Brain 00:10
I suspect it's what the people call
There is something very special about the whole place. - The Divided Brain 00:05
There is something very special about the whole place.
There's a strong energy there from the wildness of nature. - The Divided Brain 00:06
There's a strong energy there from the wildness of natu...
It was here that McGilchrist developed his groundbreaking - The Divided Brain 00:06
It was here that McGilchrist developed his groundbreaking
My dad was a doctor and tried to avoid becoming a doctor. - The Divided Brain 00:05
My dad was a doctor and tried to avoid becoming a doctor.
[NON-ENGLISH SINGING] - The Divided Brain 00:10
[NON-ENGLISH SINGING]
As a young man, he taught literature - The Divided Brain 00:07
As a young man, he taught literature
After I got my degree, I got a fellowship at All Souls - The Divided Brain 00:09
After I got my degree, I got a fellowship at All Souls
And into that time, I then ended up really - The Divided Brain 00:08
And into that time, I then ended up really
When we read a poem or we listen to a piece of music, - The Divided Brain 00:07
When we read a poem or we listen to a piece of music,
In other words, it has enormous effects on you physiologically. - The Divided Brain 00:07
In other words, it has enormous effects on you physiological...
I felt that we were doing something - The Divided Brain 00:06
I felt that we were doing something
People in the past had taken trouble - The Divided Brain 00:07
People in the past had taken trouble
And we came along and made it general - The Divided Brain 00:04
And we came along and made it general
And making a poem explicit is a bit like explaining a joke. - The Divided Brain 00:05
And making a poem explicit is a bit like explaining a joke.
It just makes it fall flat. - The Divided Brain 00:04
It just makes it fall flat.