McGilchrist, Iain.

The master and his emissary : the divided brain and the making of the Western world / Iain McGilchrist. - Paperback [edition]. - ix, 534 pages. : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 -- 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.

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Cerebral dominance.

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