Rsa Animate: The Divided Brain

Synopsis

Short animation summarising a lecture given by psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist as part of the RSA’s public events programme in which he explains how our ‘divided brain’ has profoundly altered human behaviour, culture and society. (12 minutes). A video recording of the 32-minute lecture itself, entitled THE DIVIDED BRAIN AND THE MAKING OF THE WESTERN WORLD, is also available for free viewing/download at http://www.thersa.org/events/video/vision-videos/iain-mcgilchrist

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2011

Year of production

2011

Subjects

Psychiatry; Psychology

Keywords

brain; cognition; cognitive psychology

Online availability

URI

http://www.thersa.org/events/video/animate/rsa-animate-the-divided-brain

Price

free

Delivery

Streamed/Download

Credits

Contributor

Iain McGilchrist

Production Company

Name

RSA

Email

general@rsa.org.uk

Web

http://www.thersa.org/ External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7930 5115

Fax

020 7839 5805

Address

8 John Adam Street
London
WC2N 6EZ

Notes

Full name: Royal Society for the Encouragements of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce