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The Divided Brain

Michael Gazzaniga had saidthat the right hemisphere of the human brain hadabout as much...

Michael Gazzaniga had said
that the right hemisphere of the human brain had
about as much intelligence as a chimpanzee

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Michael Gazzaniga had said that the right hemisphere
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of the human brain had about as much intelligence
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as a chimpanzee.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
46
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:52
Uploaded
Jun 14, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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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?
The left hemisphere, don't leave home without it. - The Divided Brain 00:04
The left hemisphere, don't leave home without it.
And that summarized the importance - The Divided Brain 00:08
And that summarized the importance
That's where the heavy duty lifting comes - The Divided Brain 00:06
That's where the heavy duty lifting comes
But in this experiment with a split brain patient, - The Divided Brain 00:12
But in this experiment with a split brain patient,
Yet, the right hemisphere on its own - The Divided Brain 00:06
Yet, the right hemisphere on its own
All of those who were involved in the team came - The Divided Brain 00:11
All of those who were involved in the team came
You separate the two hemispheres, - The Divided Brain 00:04
You separate the two hemispheres,
And so the left talks and is analytical - The Divided Brain 00:08
And so the left talks and is analytical
[MUSIC PLAYING] - The Divided Brain 00:09
[MUSIC PLAYING]
It was no longer considered serious science. - The Divided Brain 00:05
It was no longer considered serious science.
The left does language and reason and the right does airy, - The Divided Brain 00:06
The left does language and reason and the right does airy,
Because what people found was that over time, - The Divided Brain 00:07
Because what people found was that over time,
So each hemisphere-- right and left-- - The Divided Brain 00:07
So each hemisphere-- right and left--
Although the pop culture understanding of the left - The Divided Brain 00:10
Although the pop culture understanding of the left
Why does the brain have two centers of consciousness, - The Divided Brain 00:12
Why does the brain have two centers of consciousness,
But it was only when I came to look at the animal literature - The Divided Brain 00:06
But it was only when I came to look at the animal literature
Dr. Onur Gunturkun is a leading researcher in the field - The Divided Brain 00:06
Dr. Onur Gunturkun is a leading researcher in the field
He focuses on how birds use each half of their brain. - The Divided Brain 00:06
He focuses on how birds use each half of their brain.
And then the animal just sees with its left or right eye. - The Divided Brain 00:05
And then the animal just sees with its left or right eye.
So everything the right eye sees goes to the left - The Divided Brain 00:06
So everything the right eye sees goes to the left