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BBVA Podcast 30 Apr 2026

Podcast | Iain McGilchrist: We must teach our brain to listen to others

Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist and philosopher specialising in the brain hemispheres and their influence on the human body, well-being, and social and cultural change.

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Author of books such as 'The Master and His Emissary' and 'The Divided Brain', McGilchrist traces the history of humanity through the imbalance between the brain’s two hemispheres, driven by the rigour of neuroscience and a passion for the humanities.

His studies on the importance of the brain’s right hemisphere in relation to health, social well-being and culture, as well as his research on schizophrenia and other disorders arising from brain damage, have made McGilchrist an international reference in psychiatry