“We behave like people who have right hemisphere damage,” says Iain McGilchrist.

THE DIVIDED BRAIN is the mind-altering documentary inspired by the book, “The Master and His Emissary” by Iain McGilchrist. It features Iain McGilchrist with duelling scientists that include Onur Gunturkun, Jill Bolte Taylor, Leroy Little Bear, Colwyn Trevarthen, and more plus the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, actor John Cleese, and your brain.

Dr. Iain McGilchrist argues that the multiple problems our society faces today stem from the fact that the left hemisphere of our brains has come to govern our minds and life values. He adds that the left brain doesn't recognize relationships. It's the right brain that understands context and the big picture — our connections to others and how we fit into a complex, non-linear world in which everything is interwoven.