The human brain is two separate organs, study finds

The human brain is two separate organs, study finds(news.stanford.edu)

13 points by freediver 12 days ago | 4 comments

airstrike 12 days ago |

I think is the 4th time I see this on HN in the last week, and every time we complain that the headline is misleading.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49755533

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49763697

macartain 12 days ago |

Combined with Iain McGilchrist's ideas[0] about the different roles of the hemispheres, this could get complex..

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Master_and_His_Emissary

r721 12 days ago |

Previous discussions:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49755533

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49763697

devindotcom 12 days ago |

interesting. this will no doubt produce some fascinating new lines of inquiry but as with most neuroscience stuff entering the mainstream, be wary of pretty much all takes and repurposing of this new info into some preexisting narrative about the nature of decisionmaking or consciousness, why the 'lizard brain' drives our desires, etc etc.

feels like brain and quantum science, being as they are so rudimentary yet evocative, are especially vulnerable to popular distortion. be safe out there