The Master and His Emissary
Subtitle: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: Mar 26, 2019
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 616
ISBN-13: 9780300245929
Description: "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 'rational' side, the superior partner to the right. But is this distinction true? Drawing on a vast body of experimental research, Iain McGilchrist argues that while our left brain makes for a wonderful servant, it is a very poor master. As he shows, it is the right side which is the more reliable and insightful. Without it, our world would be mechanistic - stripped of depth, colour and value."  - back cover
Notes: Source title: The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World