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

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McGilchrist, Iain (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2019.
Edición:New expanded edition.
Temas:
Cerebral dominance.
Social evolution.
Dominance, Cerebral
Cerebrum > physiology
Cultural Evolution
Social Change > history
Western World > history
Dominance cérébrale.
Évolution sociale.
MEDICAL > Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
HISTORY > Civilization.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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