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The Divided Brain

So each hemisphere--right and left-- is involved in reason andin language and in emotion

So each hemisphere--
right and left-- is involved in reason and
in language and in emotion

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So each hemisphere-- right and left--
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is involved in reason and in language and in emotion.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:40
Uploaded
Jun 14, 2025
Genres
documentary
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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?
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.
And both hemispheres can decide human or non-human, - The Divided Brain 00:07
And both hemispheres can decide human or non-human,
When pigeons are up to find food, - The Divided Brain 00:09
When pigeons are up to find food,
So that one hemisphere is really concentrating - The Divided Brain 00:10
So that one hemisphere is really concentrating
And is on quick alert if an aerial predator is coming. - The Divided Brain 00:08
And is on quick alert if an aerial predator is coming.