In split-brain patients, when information is presented to only one hemisphere, the other hemisphere—if it has no information about what was presented—will confabulate or make up a plausible explanation for why the person acted in a certain way, revealing that the left hemisphere is extraordinarily good at constructing false narratives and appears to believe its own fabrications

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Speaker

Ian McGilchrist

Evidence Quote

the left hemisphere is extraordinarily good at making things up and it's a bullshitter in fact and this is why mike zanega calls it the interpreter because it can make sense of whatever it sees happening

Source

The Divided Mind: A Conversation with Iain McGilchrist (Episode #234)Sam Harris
Created: 8/11/2026, 12:21:55 AM

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