Psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist describes the real differences between the left and right halves of the human brain. It’s not simply “emotion on the right, reason on the left,” but something far more complex and interesting.

link for the video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFs9WO2B8uI&feature=emb_title

Video Description: Psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist describes the real differences between the left and right halves of the human brain. It’s not simply “emotion on the right, reason on the left,” but something far more complex and interesting. A Best of the Web talk from RSA Animate.

Discussion Directions: What is your takeaway message from Dr. McGilchrist’s animation on the divided brain? Before watching the video, what was your take on the “left brain/right brain” debate? What are some reasons you think explain why we, as a society, have moved aware from what McGilchrist coins as the “sacred gift” and towards the “faithful servant” with respect to the hemispheres of the brain? Thoughts?
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