Iain McGilchrist
| Dr. Iain McGilchrist | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Psychiatrist, writer |
| Known for | The book The Master and His Emissary |
Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist, doctor, writer, and former Oxford literary scholar.[1] McGilchrist came to prominence after the publication of his book The Master and His Emissary, subtitled The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World.[1]
McGilchrist read English at New College, Oxford, but having published Against Criticism in 1982,[2] he later retrained in medicine and has been a neuroimaging researcher at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and a Consultant Psychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital in south London.[2] McGilchrist is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and has three times been elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.[2]
According to his web site, McGilchrist currently works privately as a consultant psychiatrist in London, and otherwise lives on the Isle of Skye, off the coast of Scotland.[3]
Selected works
- McGilchrist, Iain (24 May 1982). Against Criticism. London, England: Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-11922-0. (Hardcover)
- McGilchrist, I.; Cutting, J. (1995). "Somatic delusions in schizophrenia and the affective psychoses". British Journal of Psychiatry (Royal College of Psychiatrists) 167 (3): 350–361. doi:10.1192/bjp.167.3.350. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- McGilchrist, Iain (June 2009). "A Problem of Symmetries". Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology (The Johns Hopkins University Press) 16 (2): 161–169. doi:10.1353/ppp.0.0236. Retrieved 2010-02-06. E-ISSN 1086-3303. Print ISSN 1071-6076.
- McGilchrist, Iain (9 October 2009). The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World. USA: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-14878-X. (Hardcover)
References
- 1 2 Kingerlee, Roger; Testa, Rita (2011). "Review of The Master and his Emissary". Neuropsychoanalysis (Karnac Books for the International Neuropsychoanalysis Society) 12 (2): 222–226.
- 1 2 3 Staff (2009). "Scientific and Medical Network Annual Gathering 2009 (pdf)" (PDF). The Scientific and Medical Network. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ↑ McGilchrist, Iain (2009). "Iain McGilchrist, author of The Master and his Emissary". iainmcgilchrist.com. Retrieved 2010-02-07. From the author's web site home page.
External links
- McGilchrist's official website
- McGilchrist's profile at All Souls College, University of Oxford
- Video Dr. Iain McGilchrist on The Divided Brain
- Video The Divided Brain
- Video Anyone with half a brain can see that!