

The brain is billions of neurons - nerve cells that connect - and its power consists in those connections. This is not a good way to think about it at all. And that the right hemisphere is this flighty thing that is given to fits of passion and painting.

Iain McGilchrist: You may think, if you know anything about hemisphere difference, that the left hemisphere is boring but reliable - like a decent accountant, it keeps good records but is not actually great company.

What is the difference between the Left-brain and the Right-brain? Below is an edited transcript of his conversation with Freddie Sayers.įreddie Sayers: Let’s start at the beginning. Dr McGilchrist visited the UnHerd Club last week.
