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278. The Matter with Things | Iain McGilchrist

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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Anarexia Nervosa

The right hemisphere sees the body as a whole, but the left hemisphere only recognizes parts. It doesn't contain the full body image that is in the right hemisphere. Thereas several lines of evidence that suggest anarexia nervosa is, in fact, a right hemisphere deficit condition. Anerexic people fixate on parts - they'll look at their calf and try to figure out if there's any fatThere on the muscle. The problem with that is that when you parce your perception of your body up too focally, you can't actually distinguish between what's acceptable or not.

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