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The Divided Brain

McGilchrist realizedthat in human beings, these two different kinds ofattention played out...

McGilchrist realized
that in human beings, these two different kinds of
attention played out in much more complex ways

Full Transcript

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McGilchrist realized that in human beings,
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these two different kinds of attention played out in much
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more complex ways.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:09
Uploaded
Jun 14, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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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?
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
The right hemisphere, by contrast, - The Divided Brain 00:07
The right hemisphere, by contrast,
It understands relationships, body language, - The Divided Brain 00:07
It understands relationships, body language,
The right hemisphere engages with life, - The Divided Brain 00:07
The right hemisphere engages with life,
It forces how humanity fits into the whole of creation. - The Divided Brain 00:05
It forces how humanity fits into the whole of creation.
The divided brain gives us two types - The Divided Brain 00:09
The divided brain gives us two types