Myths and Ideas About the Two Halves of Our Brain — Part 8: Last but not least, the polarising theory of Iain McGilchrist

We’ve covered a lot of territory in this series, and today we’ll bring things to a close. Let’s quickly run through what we’ve covered until now. In our tour of the hemispheres so far, we’ve debunked two myths: the <a href="https://medium.com/@mattwilliamsspooner/myths-and-ideas-about-the-two-halves-of-our-brain-part-3-1c6919d975e1?sk=c1d37d22b0459e0550a266cf6a4a6231" rel="noopener">logical vs creative myth</a>, and the <a href="https://medium.com/@mattwilliamsspooner/myths-and-ideas-about-the-two-halves-of-our-brain-part-5-the-myth-of-left-brain-dominance-2b9da83dd14f?sk=cf97077e6a0ed2c4049b010514bdd347" rel="noopener">myth of left brain dominance</a>. We also described one theory from Elkhonon Goldberg. Elkhonon’s theory (more formally known as the novelty-routinisation hypothesis) argues that brain functions can be organised along a continuum. This continuum is defined by novelty at one end, and familiarity/routines at the other. <a href="https://medium.com/illumination/myths-and-ideas-about-the-two-halves-of-our-brain-part-8-last-but-not-least-the-polarising-70d7806493d0">Visit Now</a>