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The Divided Brain

Whereas, the goal ofthe right hemisphere is to relate to things andunderstand them as a...

Whereas, the goal of
the right hemisphere is to relate to things and
understand them as a whole

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Whereas, the goal of the right hemisphere
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is to relate to things and understand them as a whole.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:26
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?
Two ways of thinking that are both needed, - The Divided Brain 00:08
Two ways of thinking that are both needed,
McGilchrist claims that the left hemisphere of the brain is - The Divided Brain 00:13
McGilchrist claims that the left hemisphere of the brain is
The way of thinking which is reductive, - The Divided Brain 00:06
The way of thinking which is reductive,
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.