eigenrobot doubts McGilchrist's hemisphere theory after unironic priming-study citation
eigenrobot · x · 2026-10-26
AI commentator eigenrobot, revisiting Iain McGilchrist's work, asks how reliable the hemispheric model of cognition actually is and whether neuroscience has any consensus on it — admitting he's wary precisely because it aligns too well with his current interests. He then declares the theory effectively dead after noting that McGilchrist unironically cites priming studies, a line of research widely discredited by the replication crisis.
More from AGI Musings
- AI Safety Researcher Warns Current Crisis Could Lead to Loss of Control, Proposes 3 Fixes — LuizaJarovsky · 2026-10-26
- Ben Thompson's 'The End of the Internet': when creation goes free, winners go small — tushaarmehtaa · 2026-10-26
- Revolut CEO: China's 9/9/6 work culture makes it unbeatable — only 2 of 140 startups survived — davidsenra · 2026-10-26
- AI Is Redistributing Technical Power Inside Companies, Not Just Creating New Roles — mdancho84 · 2026-10-26
- Two New Papers Quantify AI's Impact on India's Labour Market With PLFS Data — ravi_iitm · 2026-10-26
- AI thinking is to human thought what planes are to bird flight — js_craft_hq · 2026-10-26