How We Render Reality: Attention as an Instrument of Love

British psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist explores the relationship between brain function and our perception of reality in his book, The Matter With Things. As The Marginalian tells it, McGilchrist argues that the way we direct our attention is a creative and moral act that actively shapes the world we experience. He specifically examines how the brain's two hemispheres differ, contrasting the narrow focus of the left hemisphere with the broad vigilance of the right.

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