Iain McGilchrist’s Theory of the Divided Brain

Royal Society of Arts · Explainer · YouTube title: RSA ANIMATE: The Divided Brain

Why it's here

Recommended as an accessible animated introduction to McGilchrist's thesis on hemispheres and narrow versus diffuse attention.

What it covers

An RSA Animate summary of Iain McGilchrist's lecture on the divided brain, arguing the brain's two hemispheres attend to the world differently and that this has shaped culture and society.