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The Divided Brain

Scientists have arguedthat the human brain has been the same machinethroughout history and...

Scientists have argued
that the human brain has been the same machine
throughout history and that every major
civilization was built by people with
the same kind of brain and the same
perception of reality

Full Transcript

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Scientists have argued that the human brain has
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been the same machine throughout history
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and that every major civilization was
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built by people with the same kind of brain
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and the same perception of reality.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:36
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?
But McGilchrist believes that the brain shapes - The Divided Brain 00:08
But McGilchrist believes that the brain shapes
It is a question that is studied at Harvard University. - The Divided Brain 00:04
It is a question that is studied at Harvard University.
A lot of psychologists have the strong intuition that what - The Divided Brain 00:05
A lot of psychologists have the strong intuition that what
When neuroscientists measure the brain, - The Divided Brain 00:07
When neuroscientists measure the brain,
And our environments are heavily culturally constructed, - The Divided Brain 00:08
And our environments are heavily culturally constructed,
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