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The Divided Brain

The brain is asmechanical as clockwork, a famous Englishphysicist said that

The brain is as
mechanical as clockwork, a famous English
physicist said that

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The brain is as mechanical as clockwork,
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a famous English physicist said that.
Duration
6 seconds
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29
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:35
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?
So we life scientists, we read the papers, - The Divided Brain 00:12
So we life scientists, we read the papers,
So I think there are two options. - The Divided Brain 00:05
So I think there are two options.
One option is in 30 years, it could - The Divided Brain 00:09
One option is in 30 years, it could
Stepping away from this debate, - The Divided Brain 00:08
Stepping away from this debate,
Scientists have argued that the human brain has - The Divided Brain 00:15
Scientists have argued that the human brain has
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,