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The Divided Brain

At Queen'sUniversity in Canada, research is being done onhow Asian and Western minds...

[SPEAKING CHINESE] At Queen's
University in Canada, research is being done on
how Asian and Western minds perceive the world differently

Full Transcript

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At Queen's University in Canada,
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research is being done on how Asian and Western minds
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perceive the world differently.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:07:57
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?
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
People think differently, depending - The Divided Brain 00:05
People think differently, depending
Compared to North Americans, East Asians - The Divided Brain 00:06
Compared to North Americans, East Asians
When we show people the pictures of panda, monkey, banana, - The Divided Brain 00:13
When we show people the pictures of panda, monkey, banana,
[SPEAKING CHINESE] - The Divided Brain 00:07
[SPEAKING CHINESE]
I would say it's the dragonfly and the bee. - The Divided Brain 00:05
I would say it's the dragonfly and the bee.
In traditional Chinese and Japanese paintings, - The Divided Brain 00:08
In traditional Chinese and Japanese paintings,
You barely see the face. - The Divided Brain 00:04
You barely see the face.
The person actually is minimized. - The Divided Brain 00:04
The person actually is minimized.
People get very uncomfortable with the idea that culture - The Divided Brain 00:05
People get very uncomfortable with the idea that culture
Because normally in our minds, we - The Divided Brain 00:04
Because normally in our minds, we
So it certainly gives you an appreciation - The Divided Brain 00:08
So it certainly gives you an appreciation
It's a peculiarity of this certain cultural trajectory - The Divided Brain 00:07
It's a peculiarity of this certain cultural trajectory
Some cultures with a more balanced way of seeing reality - The Divided Brain 00:06
Some cultures with a more balanced way of seeing reality
We know this as [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH].. - The Divided Brain 00:04
We know this as [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]..
Probably the best translation would be - The Divided Brain 00:17
Probably the best translation would be
How do we fit in into this whole picture? - The Divided Brain 00:07
How do we fit in into this whole picture?
And kind of drawing on some of the work - The Divided Brain 00:15
And kind of drawing on some of the work
But at the same time, nothing is ever at a standstill. - The Divided Brain 00:06
But at the same time, nothing is ever at a standstill.