Psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist has written about brain function, behaviour, and culture, and spoke last year at the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA). The video of his lecture is here, but this short animated excerpt is easier to follow and more fun:
Video by Cognitive Media for RSA Animate.
Short link: http://wp.me/p6sb6-bnl
Top image by Mike Licht. Download a copy here. Creative Commons license; credit Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com
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November 10, 2011 at 9:33 am
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