The Divided Brain

This week's inspiring video: The Divided Brain Having trouble reading this mail? View it in your browser. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe   Video of the Week Jun 30, 2022   The Divided Brain   In this RSA produced video, the world of today is explained by Iain McGilchrist, a psychiatrist, writer, and former Oxford literary scholar. He came to prominence after the publication of his book The Master and His Emissary, subtitled The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World. The words of McGilchrist, and the illustrative and clever graphics accompanying the audio, describe how the two hemispheres of the brain operate and affect the way we interact with and see the world. He says that modern culture has developed a machine model of the brain that relies heavily on our left hemisphere and determines our perception of reality. While the rational perceptions of the left hemisphere offer much that is helpful and needed, the tendency is to sacrifice the intuitive and feeling experience of the right hemisphere - which limits our ability to relate humanely with others. We are not, of course, machines but we have been educated to think this rigidly rational and narrow focused view of life is how we “should” function to succeed in the world. In fact, we need both the broad intuitive focus and the narrow rational focus offered by the two hemispheres of the brain, otherwise we become lopsided and out of balance, lacking in empathy and appreciation for the subtle and beautiful aspects of reality that may be outside of rational explanation or experience. As humans, we do violence to ourselves in the way that we split off from our intuitive and feeling selves and overvalue our rational minds. In fact, the balancing of the brain’s perceptions offers hope for both a rational and feeling society that would be better for all. Share:              Related KarmaTube Videos Everybody Can Be Great, Martin Luther King, Jr. The Fun Theory: Piano Stairs Mr. Wright's Law of Love The Secret Powers of Time   About KarmaTube:   KarmaTube is a collection of inspiring videos accompanied by simple actions every viewer can take. We invite you to get involved.       Other ServiceSpace Projects: DailyGood  //   Conversations  //   iJourney  //   HelpOthers MovedByLove  //  CF Sites  //  Karma Kitchen  //   More Thank you for helping us spread the good. This newsletter now reaches 46,710 subscribers.