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RSA Animate – The Divided Brain

In this 2011 RSA video, renowned psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist explains how our 'divided brain' has profoundly altered human behaviour.
In this 2011 RSA video, renowned psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist explains how our ‘divided brain’ has profoundly altered human behaviour, culture and (Western) society. It’s as much philosophy and ethics as it is neuroscience, but you may find it (as we did) fascinating. The “whiteboard animation” style may drive you crazy after a bit; some people love it, some hate it.

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