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The way of thinking which is reductive
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The Divided Brain

The way of thinkingwhich is reductive, mechanistic has taken us over

The way of thinking
which is reductive, mechanistic has taken us over

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The way of thinking which is reductive,
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mechanistic has taken us over.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:50
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?
We behave like people who had right hemisphere damage. - The Divided Brain 00:05
We behave like people who had right hemisphere damage.
Do we pay a price for being too left hemisphere-centered? - The Divided Brain 00:07
Do we pay a price for being too left hemisphere-centered?
We may pay the ultimate price, - The Divided Brain 00:07
We may pay the ultimate price,
It's enabled us to become wealthy. - The Divided Brain 00:04
It's enabled us to become wealthy.
But it's also meant that we've lost means - The Divided Brain 00:07
But it's also meant that we've lost means
His revolutionary theory has attracted prominent supporters - The Divided Brain 00:08
His revolutionary theory has attracted prominent supporters
I think "The Master and His Emissary" was possibly, - The Divided Brain 00:06
I think "The Master and His Emissary" was possibly...
The idea that there is a distinction between those two - The Divided Brain 00:08
The idea that there is a distinction between those two
And I see it all the time in my own field - The Divided Brain 00:05
And I see it all the time in my own field
I mean, it just explains an incredible number of things - The Divided Brain 00:07
I mean, it just explains an incredible number of things
But scientists think he's a heretic. - The Divided Brain 00:04
But scientists think he's a heretic.
Invited to speak about his view of the brain and society. - The Divided Brain 00:04
Invited to speak about his view of the brain and society.
Could the problems of the modern world - The Divided Brain 00:07
Could the problems of the modern world
And what does that imply about our future? - The Divided Brain 00:05
And what does that imply about our future?
For Iain McGilchrist, the problem - The Divided Brain 00:09
For Iain McGilchrist, the problem
The problem is inside our modern brain. - The Divided Brain 00:05
The problem is inside our modern brain.
Some people find it a little bit overwhelming. - The Divided Brain 00:05
Some people find it a little bit overwhelming.
I suspect it's what the people call - The Divided Brain 00:10
I suspect it's what the people call
There is something very special about the whole place. - The Divided Brain 00:05
There is something very special about the whole place.
There's a strong energy there from the wildness of nature. - The Divided Brain 00:06
There's a strong energy there from the wildness of natu...