Buddhist understanding of the no self is very much in line with what's going on at the end. The left hemisphere as the interpreter and explainer and the confabulator is really sort of sympathetic to this. But even the gazaniga and the people who have used the split brain stuff to argue for two consciousnesses, that even is something that the no self view would say, well, you've gone a step in the right direction. Even if I was just doing this myself, I would say, join us next time.
David and Tamler discuss famous 'split brain' experiments pioneered by Roger Sperry and Michael Gazzaniga. What happens when you cut off the main line of communication between the left and right hemispheres of our brain? Why under certain conditions do the the left and right brains seem like they have different abilities and desires? What does this tell us about the ‘self’? Do we have two consciousnesses, but only that can speak? Does the left brain bully the right brain? Are we all just a bundle of different consciousnesses with their own agendas? Thanks to our Patreon supporters for suggesting and voting for this fascinating topic!
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