There is this presumption that somebody needs their behavior explained to make sense of it. And I guess if this is like a left brain thing to do, there's a little evidence like in the cases where it confabulates. The idea is just our sense of self is this massive accumulation of narrative explanations that are that try to make sense to us. You see what I'm saying? Yeah.
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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