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In the above video, Iain McGilchrist argues that modern society promotes the left side of our brains at the expense of the right (and superior) hemisphere. A snippet:  Both hemispheres are necessary, McGilchrist says … “but one is more fundamentally important than the other, and sees more than the other, even though there are some things … Continue reading Losing Our Right Minds

Recent neuroscience suggests that the right side of the brain wants to present reality as a unified whole while the left side aims to break things up into their component parts. Iain McGilchrist's book tackles the rivalry between the two. Gary Lachman summarizes: McGilchrist argues that in a left-brain dominant world, the emphasis would be on increasing … Continue reading Losing The Bigger Picture