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The Divided Brain

That's where the heavyduty lifting comes for our complex cognitive life

That's where the heavy
duty lifting comes for our complex cognitive life

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That's where the heavy duty lifting comes
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for our complex cognitive life.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:17
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?
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
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