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Why does the brain have two centers of consciousness
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The Divided Brain

Why does the brain havetwo centers of consciousness, each capable of...

Why does the brain have
two centers of consciousness, each capable of maintaining
consciousness on its own involved in everything,
but in a different way?

Full Transcript

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Why does the brain have two centers of consciousness,
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each capable of maintaining consciousness on its own
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involved in everything, but in a different way?
Duration
12 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:00
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?
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
But then the birds were given a harder challenge. - The Divided Brain 00:04
But then the birds were given a harder challenge.
We cut out the head, we cut out the arm, we cut out the trunk, - The Divided Brain 00:08
We cut out the head, we cut out the arm, we cut out the trun...
We take the pictures and chop them - The Divided Brain 00:06
We take the pictures and chop them
The right hemisphere now says, this is no human anymore. - The Divided Brain 00:05
The right hemisphere now says, this is no human anymore.
The right hemisphere requires the correct position - The Divided Brain 00:08
The right hemisphere requires the correct position
So that means both hemispheres are doing an excellent job. - The Divided Brain 00:06
So that means both hemispheres are doing an excellent job.
And both hemispheres can decide human or non-human, - The Divided Brain 00:07
And both hemispheres can decide human or non-human,
When pigeons are up to find food, - The Divided Brain 00:09
When pigeons are up to find food,
So that one hemisphere is really concentrating - The Divided Brain 00:10
So that one hemisphere is really concentrating
And is on quick alert if an aerial predator is coming. - The Divided Brain 00:08
And is on quick alert if an aerial predator is coming.
And that was the moment at which I realized - The Divided Brain 00:15
And that was the moment at which I realized
McGilchrist realized that in human beings, - The Divided Brain 00:09
McGilchrist realized that in human beings,