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The Divided Brain

Thanks to pop psychology,the right and left hemispheres became cartoon characters

[MUSIC PLAYING] Thanks to pop psychology,
the right and left hemispheres became cartoon characters

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Thanks to pop psychology, the right and left hemispheres
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became cartoon characters.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:15
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?
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
Gunturkun devised a test where pigeons were trained - The Divided Brain 00:08
Gunturkun devised a test where pigeons were trained
Each time the birds recognized there - The Divided Brain 00:07
Each time the birds recognized there
After a while, they start to understand there are pictures - The Divided Brain 00:09
After a while, they start to understand there are pictures
But then the birds were given a harder challenge. - The Divided Brain 00:04
But then the birds were given a harder challenge.
We cut out the head, we cut out the arm, we cut out the trunk, - The Divided Brain 00:08
We cut out the head, we cut out the arm, we cut out the trun...
We take the pictures and chop them - The Divided Brain 00:06
We take the pictures and chop them
The right hemisphere now says, this is no human anymore. - The Divided Brain 00:05
The right hemisphere now says, this is no human anymore.
The right hemisphere requires the correct position - The Divided Brain 00:08
The right hemisphere requires the correct position
So that means both hemispheres are doing an excellent job. - The Divided Brain 00:06
So that means both hemispheres are doing an excellent job.