The master and his emissary : the divided brain and the making of the Western world /

A new edition of the bestselling classic - published with a special introduction to mark its 10th anniversary This pioneering account sets out to understand the structure of the human brain - the place where mind meets matter. Until recently, the left hemisphere of our brain has been seen as the �...

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Váldodahkki: McGilchrist, Iain (Dahkki)
Materiálatiipa: Licensed eBooks
Giella:eaŋgalasgiella
Almmustuhtton: New Haven : Yale University Press 2019.
Preanttus:New expanded edition.
Liŋkkat:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvcb5c0t
Sisdoallologahallan:
  • Introduction: the master and his emissary
  • PART ONE: The divided brain
  • Asymmetry and the brain
  • What do the two hemispheres 'do'?
  • Language, truth and music
  • The nature of the two worlds
  • The primacy of the right hemisphere
  • The triumph of the left hemisphere
  • PART TWO: How the brain has shaped our world
  • Imitation and the evolution of culture
  • The ancient world
  • The renaissance and the reformation
  • The enlightenment
  • Romanticism and the industrial revolution
  • The modern and post-modern worlds
  • Conclusion: The Master betrayed
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.