Left/Right Brain Issues | House M.D..

A patient has an internal battle between the two sides of his brain. House team work to figure out why.
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Season 5 Episode 24 "Both Sides Now"
House and the team are intrigued by Scott (Ashton Holmes), a man who has undergone a corpus callosotomy procedure to treat epilepsy. Due to this, both sides of his brain are at war for dominance over the body resulting in him having Alien Hand Syndrome where he can't control his left arm. At the same time Cuddy and House try to deal with their relationship after spending the night at his apartment. The next day, House tells Wilson that he has stopped taking drugs and had sex with Cuddy, to which Wilson responds "Wow". But he also tells him that Cuddy may be repressing her feelings for him, and is trying to avoid him. Finally House realizes that his night with Cuddy and her helping him to stop his addiction to Vicodin was all an elaborate hallucination. With his hallucinations spiraling out of control, House is forced to go into a mental health facility after becoming unable to tell fantasy from reality.
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[@alexanderelderhorst2107]

The fact that she realized it had a mind of its own and was angry at the deodorant is brilliant, it might just be a tv show but this woman deserves a round of applause

[@MissusAnon]

I just really liked the way this couple was written, they seem like a good relationship and the dynamic with the illness was interesting (I mean there's a ton of stuff in this show that probably isn't medically accurate but potato potatoe).

[@SametALTUNSOY]

she didnt take it personally, she is the one.

[@peteryang8991]

The part of the brain that can't control the left hand is a jerk. They are the same person. Just brain split. The left hand should have a say.

[@almondsai7214]

@@peteryang8991 The very fact that you differentiate between the left and right sides of the brain suggests that they are separate and are different people.

[@coreyriley4853]

And thats the 1%.. haha

[@jessicajayes8326]

That ending, when she figured it out. So sweet.

[@pyromaniac2104]

Tell me if you get this reference You aren't a monster fucker but somehow your ideal relationship dynamic is the plot of the movie venom

[@jessicajayes8326]

@@pyromaniac2104 I never saw Venom, but that sounds more like Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde. Too toxic.

[@shana7926]

@@jessicajayes8326 nah they're together in the comics and it's super cute. Weird, but cute

[@Angel-tr5ye]

@@shana7926 no, it is kinda toxic, at one point Venom alters Eddy´s body to feel the symptoms of cancer, so that he needs Venom to heal him up.

[@kuroneko3837]

@@Angel-tr5ye that's fucked up 😶

[@jkmoon7937]

I like the way thirteen says “We’ll just leave the THREE of you alone.”

[@creepscreak4361]

Ayyy

[@raven4k998]

@@creepscreak4361 works for them

[@raven4k998]

@@fallen8526 nope then your Bi-Sexual hehe cause you love both sides

[@JackVermicelli]

She didn't say that; she said "we'll just leave the... three of you alone."

[@remasteredretropcgames3312]

Guys, imagine a moon base around another solar system colonized by the distant future of mankind, with entire immortal lines of cloned Remy Hadleys. Im not talking static instancing behind some rapid updating multi lens, I mean, the real deal multiplied x12.

[@ThompsonGrey]

He smacked the soul outta her, lord

[@anejanej517]

Shes a ginger, so your statement is incorrect

[@RK-yg7ne]

Anej Anej 😂

[@Bacchus]

@@anejanej517 This is beyond science

[@PillarofWind]

@@anejanej517 youre hilarious

[@InVinoVeratas]

He was using his left hand too.

[@zeena.a1746]

Who else thought it was really sweet when the left hand began to caress her cheek?

[@judymegan4827]

Yeahhh

[@nateriver4951]

I read this when he slapped the shit out of her lol

[@lf3862]

Nate River 💀

[@lonelyshadow4059]

I was just waiting for him to slap her a second time at the end

[@lewis3761]

@@nateriver4951 me too

[@AllFiery]

Right Hand: That woman, is queen! Left Hand: If she breathes, she’s a THOOOOOOOO-

[@ΠαναγίωταΜπ-χ5ι]

😂😂😂😂

[@variouscanvastime4082]

T

[@royVMBlaze]

@Emile Simard-Tremblay aah oui oui Monsieur

[@excaligator2313]

T

[@farrellbestars914]

Ah, you to are a man of intellect .

[@pyromaniac2104]

Can I just say that patient is actually pretty good physical actor also... the ending shot this video is... really cute am I wrong to find that cute or is it actually cute?

[@hollywoodshopaholic]

Ashton Holmes is a pretty good actor, have you seen him in Wind Chill?

[@pyromaniac2104]

@@hollywoodshopaholic no can't say I have what's wind chill about?

[@HorrorDiva01]

@@hollywoodshopaholic and Revenge, he was awesome in there, he had a mental issue but I can't remember which, I think it was bipolar.

[@anthonyitaliano7316]

@@hollywoodshopaholic He was also a great supporting actor in the HBO mini-series "The Pacific"!

[@NicoUnken]

It really WAS a pretty cute scene.

[@saint_gales]

Holy shit the guy pukes blood while listening to metal... That's the embodiment of being metal

[@HALIGOAT_]

that's not metal

[@fixafix69]

@@HALIGOAT_ I mean blood has iron inside it so it is metal XD

[@tristinmoo2414]

Fix a Fix He’s talking about the music. That wasn’t metal; more like 80’s rock than anything else

[@tristinmoo2414]

Joseph Davies Bud, there was no hidden meaning to any of these comments; you look foolish now. r/ihavereddit

[@esparttt]

@@tristinmoo2414 reddit is the scourge of the internet. just the worst.

[@maxccident]

I am the left brain i am the left brain i work really hard to my inevitable death brain

[@kaiatakaitao5195]

You got a job to do, you better do it right.

[@hattiedesa39]

lol I love bo

[@sortaswim81419]

you better do it rivht

[@triggerbug1987]

And the right way, is with the left brain’s might.

[@pigeon8466]

I LIKE OREOOOSSSS AND PUUUSSSYYY

[@nzinga8]

I like how the hand was caressing the same side of her face that it slapped previously like that side of his brain was apologizing

[@mr.sketser1468]

or maybe its the side that it has the easiest access to?

[@qingyuli5460]

@@mr.sketser1468 maybe both. Who knows how sweet the other side of his brain can be.

[@doriandundee9906]

They specifically said that his right brain can't remember anything and is always just there for the ride. In the moment so to speak so this doesn't really make sense but it's a TV show after all :)

[@g.s.651]

It likely was.

[@g.s.651]

@@doriandundee9906The right brain has non-verbal memory. It remembers actions just fine.

[@luay2805]

He was lowkey flipping them off with that air guitar

[@lindasmith6316]

I noticed that!

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

Galaxy, yeh I saw that too, lol!

[@Ubersnipe]

But not low key at all

[@SuperTonyony]

It made me think of “The Measure of a Man”, an S.T.:TNG ep. in which Data’s arm is removed, and the first thing it does it flip the bird. 🤖🤪

[@RikoLime]

Or rather that side of the brain knew the middle finger is a trigger for some and might get attention if seen a lot. It got the Dr to notice the finger, and notice the fingertips. Smart silent brain throwing hints.

[@natalielock5489]

9:07 Left hand "You clever girl, I love you now" Seriously, that was so adorable, his left side DID like her!

[@turtels6764]

Honestly, yes.

[@loomismusic2170]

left hand controlled by right brain so... edit it ig

[@thanglongnguyenvu3815]

Glad she didn't come for break up, great girlfriend. Just a though but what if one the reasons why House appears to be so egoistical is not because he's right most of the time but because people brush off his theories so much he adopted that douchy attitude.

[@jkm7983]

Isn't that what happened to his leg? The doctors didn't believe him and it was too late when house convinced them he had a blood clot. Even when house demanded a specific surgery, the doctors went against his wishes and caused a lifetime of pain and then they think he doesn't need the Vicodin for the pain the doctors caused. I would be an ass too

[@jenessasorensen4830]

@@jkm7983 actually the doctors were trying to convince house that the best thing for his leg was amputation. House wanted to get a chunk of his leg cut out rather than loose his whole leg.

[@CaptainPrincess]

I would say thats a really bad reaction to criticism and he still needs help dialing down his ego he could opt to be convincing instead of hard-headed

[@BZ1610]

@@CaptainPrincess you can have that opinion but at the end of the day people try to cope and operate how *they* see fit. Not everyone is the same and will deal with things the same.

[@salenebrom6476]

exon excel 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@thearbiterofwv8314]

You notice how whenever House is in the shot, the camera is shakey rather then it’s normal perfect stillness?

[@MinerKitten]

that's actually a cool detail

[@LittleTurtleMonsterrr]

Oh wow I never noticed that! that's actually pretty cool. I wonder is it shakey because of house's condition or something?

[@notabot5062]

@@LittleTurtleMonsterrr i think so yeah. At this point in time house was having a mental breakdown and hallucinations due to vicodin overdose

[@salmonn_gz7987]

not really, this quite invalid.

[@AntiKiwieCS]

Tenderloin Salmon yep, nearly every single shot is shakey. Could be a way to avoid being demonetized

[@AluraAlua]

His two sides should come together and juggle their cares away

[@kyberking9777]

Or you know...comedy...he could try...comedy.

[@jadahoizer9668]

So they can fix him. They can make him happy again.

[@bookbutterfly6613]

Alura White YES BO

[@mgsgamer8340]

When he dies, I wonder if there’ll be two people going to heaven?

[@jolenehampton5095]

bo burnham reference😆😆😆

[@sonoftheway3528]

Is it weird that part of me wants to be split brained? wait a minute...

[@sepywishes1120]

@SonoftheWay35 That’s the split brain talking.

[@BoomBox5168]

You just need to have epilepsy in the 60's (?) i think

[@jadahoizer9668]

Snowy Owl Why in the 60s?

[@JustCallMeEmily]

@@julienpleijte2746 yes, but they still use it (rarely but still) to this day...

[@RyanTheHero3]

SonoftheWay35 it’d be super cool. I could write down a conversation with myself but not know what I’m thinking.

[@vitomcsween974]

Between the other scenes of this episode you practically uploaded the entire season 5 finale episode

[@bluef1sh926]

We should make a petition so they upload the same thing they uploaded, but without splitting and editing 😂

[@georgeboehmler7211]

Greatest episode ever

[@lilygrace4338]

What episode was this??

[@georgeboehmler7211]

Lily Grace Season 5 Episode 24 “Both Sides Now”, season finale

[@lilygrace4338]

George Boehmler thx so much I’ve been looking all day❤️

[@jkenergy5548]

After watching so many Asian dramas I felt that slap coming

[@Daniel-bb9qj]

you mean hentai don’t you

[@someone-es5zo]

It will be followed by zoom ins and background music 😜

[@foolslayer9416]

What kind of dramas are you watching?

[@BTDDrewBTDwithDREW]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 오키...

[@rat-dq5nh]

@@someone-es5zo and that shot replayed from 3 different angles

[@marzadky4934]

Best comment ever, "we'll just leave the three of you alone."

[@jalenmalone4252]

Back

[@Ubersnipe]

It was super mundane

[@serikbop]

Oh cool! I learned about this in IGCSE Psych. There was a case where the corpus callosum was severed to prevent epilepsy, and the test with the words and him drawing images was done and showed similar results. If you want to check it out it was called Sperry's split brain study or something. Super interesting!

[@weavercs4014]

Yeah standard A Level case study as well. Dates as far back as the 1960s

[@MadMrCrazy]

I learnt about it through CGP Grey, though it still never ceases to interest me, thanks for the material btw!

[@costantina1170]

I'm gonna take that exam this year. How hard is it lmao

[@weavercs4014]

@@costantina1170 A Level? Ridiculously hard since we got tested on things we hadn't learned. GCSE will always be easy though

[@zziaoe6940]

My school don't do psych gcse, wish they did

[@mixall1640]

The left hand was the best actor ❤

[@ImGlassy]

I recently watched a video explaining split brain syndrome and its really interesting,basically there's people in your head,its just that only your left brain can speak meanwhile right has to deal with left but when they are split right has a mind of his own and its own opinions

[@bennydog00]

You sure you didn't just watch inside out?

[@rothexd8670]

ImGlassy left and right normally communicate through some special part of the brain that used to be cut to treat people with epilepsy or something like that(it didn’t work and that was like during ww2), if that connection is hurt right and left can’t communicate and neither knows what the other does and act on it’s own

[@shambolicrhetoric6143]

Fkn creepy and scary. Imagine being the mute half.

[@maggiee639]

Shambolic Rhetoric you ARE the mute half! 😱

[@hmm44523]

@@bennydog00 Yeah ive started watching a KZbin that has D.I.D i think thats what your talking about lol

[@confusedbakugo1373]

Is this what Bo Burnham was on about?

[@metan0ja]

lol

[@waywardberkian4509]

Huzzah! A man of quality

[@sankalpchowdhury1175]

I was finding this comment

[@underthemilkywayy]

hahahaha yes

[@moetbob7586]

Exactly

[@octopusfood5643]

‘How much did they teach you about people like me when you trained to be a therapist’ ‘I’m an oncologist’ Always get me 🤣

[@davidf2244]

LOL I love the delivery. So indignant. "bro listen I'm not even supposed to be here you're lucky there's an adult in the room."

[@thewigon]

“Try Led Zeppelin” This is why you’re the G, House.

[@weeaboojones3850]

Surprisingly sweet when his left hand caressed her face at the end. Both great full and possibly apologetic

[@silentbliss7666]

A wife beater often to that too, apologizes and whispers sweet nothings after the beating so that the wife won't leave him until the next beating and the vicious cycle continues

[@thevulturekid.0]

@@silentbliss7666your topic is nonsense cause it isn't connected to this

[@mikeyisbombable]

One of the top most interesting cases on the show

[@yt-sh]

have you seen houses head and wilsons heart 2 episodes...

[@kitcat2449]

I agree!

[@Tigressa101]

Alien Hand Syndrome is so cool if you learn how to somewhat compromise with it. At least you'll know when something is wrong because one side will fight you and the other won't whereas if everything is okay, both sides should be able to acknowledge each other and work together in a way.

[@jkm7983]

I always wondered if people with this condition can talk to their other side. The main person talks out loud and the hand would write what it wants to say down

[@pyromaniac2104]

@@jkm7983 *sniff sniff* wait what is this do I smell the plot of a movie?! Yes I think I do

[@rickardkaufman3988]

@@pyromaniac2104 Dr. Strangelove

[@2kmichaeljordan438]

It’s venom, but silent

[@Hanjen-xb9vo]

reminds me of fergus from wolfenstein

[@sadriper8747]

With this episode you know how complex the human brain is

[@yt-sh]

you still dont

[@sadriper8747]

@@yt-sh At least my mama doesn't make cookies

[@yt-sh]

@@sadriper8747 what is that suppose to mean

[@sadriper8747]

@@yt-sh You don't know cause you're a bad son

[@yt-sh]

@@sadriper8747 is that a reference from last episode

[@gerbillover3186]

So they never tried strapping down the hand when it was causing problems? ( slapping people, knocking away the ultrasound wand)

[@TimedRevolver]

It could have hurt him trying to get free. Most people who are restrained know not to fight the restraints.

[@scottmatheson3346]

Where's the fun in that?

[@arstulex]

Same reason you don't restrain people who are having seizures, because they can seriously injure themselves. It's easy to underestimate how strong the human body can be when there's no conscious person acting as a 'limiter' of sorts. Sure, they probably won't break free of the restraint but they will break their own bones under the full force of their muscles fighting the restraints.

[@CarrionCrow993]

The arm could break itself trying to get free. You're capable of incredible strength when your body's safeguards aren't in place - its why people high on coke are so strong.

[@dafuzzbear7711]

It could’ve caused that side to start fighting the restraint which would make things far worse.

[@seagecko]

Good editing! This is a neat way to rewatch House without hassle, and in ten minute mouthfuls, many thanks

[@joyl7842]

I think it's awfully done. Cutting in the middle of scenes, cutting too late so we hear the first couple of words of a new scene. The video editor is incompetent as F.

[@elias_xp95]

@@joyl7842 It's very well done. It follows the patient in a bitesize format. Problem, solution. If you want to know how the cake was made you can always watch the full episode.

[@sanikfast4639]

Nobody: House: *your kidneys just stoped working*

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney

[@TeamDestiney]

Wilson: *I know for-*

[@ok-rh4vp]

Patient : has headache House : *hes got a brain tumour*

[@foggy9900]

"the hospital supplies all that stuff" the hospital supplies cacti?

[@Dean.Michael.Winchester]

Wait.. Your hospital don't?

[@foggy9900]

@@Dean.Michael.Winchester now i feel like im being ripped of

[@UshankaMaster]

Dean Winchester wait what

[@SorakaOTP462]

It's cactus*

[@foggy9900]

@@SorakaOTP462 cactus = 1. cacti = plural. The hospital provides cactus doesnt make sense.

[@carsonc5576]

This was one of my favorite episodes! The phantom hand disorder is just fascinating and this episode is one of the most realistic depictions of it- even if it is slightly exaggerated.

[@TheMulToyVerse]

left brain subconsciously knowing what the right brain couldn’t see (candle/stand up) Right brain subconsciously knowing what makes him sick that the left brain couldn’t figure out (heavy duty deodorant chemical allergy) Right brain knowing that she’s the one that brought the super-stink-stick and resenting her for it… right brain being appreciative that she made the connection between its actions and it’s motive, showing gentleness was confirmation

[@dragskcinnay3184]

The words he saw but couldn't say out loud were in the left part of his vision right ? Which would mean it was also right brain

[@Quizzingisfun]

"Your left hand is playing too" "Yeah i don't want to let it down" 😂😂

[@royVMBlaze]

@Bill Zussman right hand

[@SuperPuzzler]

I love that line. "We'll just leave the... three of you alone."

[@Kimko317]

Man, kudos to the patient. He's one of the only ones who knows he's gonna throw up before he actually does it and not do it all over his doctors lmao

[@Ebunoluwa13]

If it wasn't enough impressing a guy's parents now you have to literally impress his other half too😂

[@chronicallybored8632]

What if his right side is gay??? 🤔🤔🤔

[@wiiskdkeiskdjfksjss2255]

chronically Bored whoa

[@Redbird-dh7mu]

Then he is bi, like the brain, 2 parts

[@Vantarmy]

@@DarkVitamins It's a bro-fap :D

[@witchcraft7870]

BA HA HA I LOVE THAT THERIY

[@high1646]

@@Vantarmy nasty

[@whatteamwildcats4033]

It almost seemed like his arm was trying to apologize

[@RKateb]

what do you mean it seemed, it definitely was. and showing affection and appreciation for being listened to

[@Bigmoodx]

Guy:”I like you u really do like you” Left brain: *Throws deodorant at wall* 😂

[@PoisonedTongue]

“Your right hand is playing too” “I don’t wanna discourage it”

[@Marshall_Thompson]

Wow. I JUST searched for clips of this guy last night and couldn't find anything. .... are you tapping my account?

[@HarryWizard]

Would legit cry if the uploader responded "Yes :)"

[@wastefulleech4436]

The irony of him saying "we shouldnt look into that" when he first threw the deodorant.

[@The_Absolute_Dog]

I love the half-face shots in this. So well shot

[@VTown1989]

8:59 *Left hand:* "Thank you. Finally someone understands... and sorry for hitting you." lol

[@JustCluby]

1:04 “keep your eyes focused on the plus sign” Me: “Thats a crosshair”

[@ayoolu179]

“We’ll just leave the......three of you alone”. Classic😄

[@kaiser7637]

When the liver fails doesn't it present itching in the feet first? Idk still cool

[@tnttagger6559]

You remember that from the episode where the guy had locked-in syndrome don't you? Lol

[@kaiser7637]

@@tnttagger6559 oh yeah I read up on in a bit after that too neat shit

[@tamarakolar1051]

mostly yellow eyes, big eye circles and itchiness are all a sign of liver failuar... itchiness is on specific spots or areas for example on legs or torso or feet but zhe itchiness is terrible it can lead to a person scratching off thair skin in thair sleep and nothing stops it...when my doctor suspected me of liver failuar my legs were covered in deep scratches despite wearing long pants

[@tamarakolar1051]

@Ghost Hernandez it is great thank you 💕

[@filipcuk4279]

Mostly your skin and eyes becoming yellow and terrible itching all over the body are the symptomps.. Altough i had a liver transplant two months ago and now im fine.. The worst part is probably the itching and since i was in hospital for 7 months waiting for the new liver they gave me every possible treatment for itching but nothing helped.. Turns out the reason you become yellow when you have liver failure is because the body is getting rid of innecesary junk through the sweat glands in the skin (and since the liver is failing it cant filter properly and turn things into sweat so the yellow stuff comes out instead of sweat.. Since the yellow stuff is a lot more dense than sweat it gets stuck under the top most part of skin and itches like crazy..sorry if this is innacurate.. Thats just how my doctors explained it to me.. Also im only 14 so i shouldnt be caring about this crap anyway..

[@mrmonsterhunter808]

This is similar to a case I saw in psychology class where a man with epilepsy had his corpus callosum cut to alleviate the symptoms. Doctors used the exact same words on a screen test and the results mirrored what was shown in the episode.

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology

[@themadmallard]

This first scene is based on actual experiments done with patients since the 70s. Its fascinating stuff about the left/right brain division.

[@theundertaker5963]

Fun fact, every time I watch this episode the right side of my head warms up tremendously and feels all warm and cozy for some reason.

[@akaiyoru2681]

This is the best girlfriend anyone could have. He hit her, yet she is very understanding and instead of trying to blame him for anything, she is analysing what happened, to help him

[@MrKeys-tx3jt]

The screen test with the words was actually done in real life and is accurate! A psychologist called Sperry had the corpus callosum of epilepsy patients severed in an effort to do reduce seizures. While the seizures stopped - it did lead to some strange behaviour. Such as being able to repeat a word if flashed in one visual field - but only being able to draw the object that the word described when flashed in front of the other visual field. Fascinating study

[@ammarharith5512]

0:43. I knew he's gonna slap her. 😂 And no I haven't watched this episode before.

[@di3yus459]

The air guitar part is so awesome. Because of the words the doctor says and because he keeps raising a middle finger

[@cortster12]

Apparently, the reason thus happens is that the right side of the brain has less to do with language and thus that part of the brain literally cannot think In language anymore or communicate once the two halves are separated. It's a bit more complex than that, but it basically means you, who were both halves working together, suddenly become two distinct but connected entities. One with control over the language centers and one that doesn't. It's a really creepy thought, honestly.

[@plobclop]

I wonder what the right side of my brain would say if it can control language/communication.

[@KenshiImmortalWolf]

the ending of the clip, the right brain had been communicating it did like her, it knew she'd Notice what it was doing if it forced her to think about it. That is fucking clever.

[@WintaAssefa]

''and- try Led Zeppelin" - - - *YEHAAAA!*

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin

[@digitalcyclone7218]

the thing i love about this clip is that it's pretty much factually accurate with people who have their brain split irl

[@deqnq1705]

"so your left hand would rather play air guitar than give me a hard time?" nice

[@Gmoviesmoothie]

6:05 House discretely stands up for his friend Because only he is allowed to insult him

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

AnotherCupofTea, I loved that part.

[@quillmaurer6563]

3:39 That wasn't a boom box or stereo system. House got his guitar and amp from his office, is rocking out just out of frame.

[@judekanawati7467]

When you realize that Blood bending really really exists in the world of House

[@salenebrom6476]

Jude Kanawati 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@jurismaglinte]

Katara does not approve

[@jordanspencer2157]

I want a spin off show with this guy and his hand

[@jordanspencer2157]

It sounds less dirty in my head....

[@cjstar01jones17]

Omg yes

[@jordanmcquay9077]

I love how parts of the episode were shot. It focusing on just his left or right side was awesome

[@kutlwanopilane7113]

I love how that guy just walked in like "oh it's occupied,guess I gotta go back now"

[@jaspersean6805]

Ah, the slit-brain test by Sperry. Patients like this are rare, but severing the corpus collossum ( link between both hemispheres) stops epilepsy (an operation done I the 60's). Patients like this still live a normal life, but therapy is needed

[@thobiem]

I have no idea why but that last part was weirdly sweet. I literally awwed out loud

[@rosenrot234]

Daw the end is like the brain going "FINALLY SOMEONE UNDERSTOOD ME"

[@jillnelson8746]

Love 💕 these abbreviated versions!!! All the fun without the fluff of wrong turns.

[@mandy2917]

is it just me who started randomly talking out loud to make sure my right brain doesn’t get pissed after this episode or?

[@bakerfritz4681]

I talk to myself all the time. Makes me wonder what disasters I might have been averting for the last 45 or so years.

[@Mogu003]

4:30 "Ok, time to go home, lemme just get my stuf-- nope nvm."

[@fyukfy2366]

But how would the right brain know that the deodorant is what's causing the issues?

[@dracomurdock6349]

The different hemispheres of your brain think about things in different manners. Even if it doesn't know it's the root cause, it could very well know that it's A problem. Memory is also region locked, so it's entirely possible that only one of his brains knows that propelyne glycol poisoning is an issue.

[@colatrl.damg3167]

@@dracomurdock6349 I like the para-psycho/new age explanation: The Right brain is in touch with the cosmos, collective consciousness. it knows everything that anyone else knows. Obviously the manufacturers know this deodorant is dangerous and just wants more money. I smell a lawsuit.

[@B.McAllister]

@@colatrl.damg3167 His hand smells it too.

[@mayallyourbaconburn7133]

fyukfy I think the parts are in Some ways still connected so bc the functions are all over the place so Some parts are still of acces to each other and shared between them. Functions like sight, smell and lots of other things are shared between the brains. Also most patients have no trouble with memory or movement between left or right so the sides are still in contact.

[@YeenQueenTTV]

From what I understand from seeing other examples of cases similar to this, both sides of the brain receive the exact same information from their environment, but each half processes that info differently and in cases like this ... can reach completely different conclusions, despite both sides receiving the same info. Which sometimes also means one half can pick up on something the other half misses completely. So considering all that, in the context of this episode, I think throughout the period of continual use of the deodorant, right side brain made the connection between feeling ill and the use of the deodorant while the left side brain didn't. And since the right side brain is mute and "cut off" from the left side (meaning it can't share its data with its other half), that observation couldn't be acted upon.

[@hameeyasmaheen8364]

Man, Ashton Holmes played it perfectly. It was like his left and right hands were completely independent🤩🤩

[@Woodland_Adventures]

Left hand at the end be like: FINALLY SOMEONE NOTICES ME

[@CSGray-nf2hx]

“I don’t wanna discourage him” lmfao 💀😂

[@lisabinhawaii]

They use the "throwing up blood" in too many episodes.

[@JakkFrost1]

Well in that case, they also use "having a seizure", "going into v-fib", "having a fever", and "NOT having lupus" in too many episodes.

[@janesmith699]

And the team always thinks it might be Amyloidosis, sarkoidosis or Wilson's disease. Since it's obviously not Lupus.

[@minusp895]

That's what happens when a show runs for 8 years. For what it was, it was nearly perfect.

[@annastascia878]

Lisa B in Hawaii i mean... a lot of illnesses tend to have you throw up blood.

[@panek6443]

Hemoptysis is a common symptom. The don’t ‘use it too much’.

[@blendpinexus1416]

HAHAHA, the random guy that walked into the locker room and went 'nope'

[@emmykuna]

Fun fact: the drawing tablet at 1:37 is a Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet. I know because I've had the exact same model tablet, but in a different color since 2008. Still works :D Also, the one shown is not actually plugged into anything, LOL

[@bigcat5348]

Lol why didn't they just restrain his left hand

[@jetlag1488]

I haven't watched the episode but I assume it's because the left arm would then do something really aggressive or whatever. After all, it didn't like them doing anything to it.

[@maggiee639]

Because it makes for better television if he can smack the shit out of people with the crazy hand.

[@harrymack3565]

Real reason: it's more dramatic Possible in show reason: it might go crazy and cause muscle tears or broken bones

[@frailty7280]

man i gotta say that actor was really good at acting like hes not in control of his left hand

[@not_solstaartz_0ne225]

“How much did they teach you about people like me when you were training to be a therapist?” “*Im a Oncologist!*” Idk why I found that funny

[@TheDeadGunslinger]

This syndrome is the definition of "there's two wolves inside all of us."

[@peytongentry6715]

"TRY LED ZEPPELIN!" - Sarcastic doctor named House

[@Johny40Se7en]

2:34 I love how he puts that "You owe your insight to the mute loser" 😂🤣 The mute "loser" I think he's referring to is the subconscious. A wonder like no other, and without that, we would be well and truly boned 😅 The subconscious is the objective observer. I have a little theory about that... The gut microbiome affects so much about us, from mood to energy levels. And you know that 'gut instinct' we all talk about. Well I believe that the gut sends signals to the more clever subconscious and that relays the information to the conscious, saying "don't do that, it's too dangerous", or "look that way to spot danger". Super clever 😊

[@jfarrar19]

Also, the only reason it would be "mute" would be if the... connection bridge thing between the sides of the brain was severed.

[@Johny40Se7en]

@@jfarrar19 Aye I know what you mean. They're both active and secretly communicating. I think he said "mute loser" because consciously we're not really aware just how much the subconscious does all the time.

[@beetle6898]

Okay when he touches her face that was the CUTEST THING. Get me a man with a brain like this👀👀👀👀 (This episode makes me think of bo burnham)

[@cigarette_ahegao]

The guy: **puking blood** Right Hand: *absolutely v i b i n g*

[@WildCard-ro5yu]

Ya know I’d like someone as caring and understanding as well as observant as the patients gf. Mainly because all of what she’s shown is what I need

[@breannevenn]

The drawing scene is probably one of my favorite scenes in this show period

[@500_]

"We'll just leave the... three of you alone"

[@Sol-os5pk]

Whats happening in the first scene is a really interesting phenomenon knows as ‘blind sight’. Your brain receives visual information from the primary occipital pathway straight to V1, the primary visual cortex. But if V1 is damaged, there are still other smaller, less important pathways that can receive visual information and send it to V2, V3, V4 and V5. What is so crazy is that V1 is also involved in conscious sight so while someone might think he isn’t seeing anything, he actually is seeing something (although often impaired). Thats why while he is seeing the candle, he doesn’t know it, but he can draw it unconsciously when asked to. The brain may over time restructure itself to become better at this which is knows an plasticity, the brains ability to restructure itself according to its environmental needs.

[@Mayakran]

Honestly I’d be disappointed if there was an episode where someone DIDN’T randomly puke blood (or have some other unexpected, shocking symptom suddenly come out of thin air to surprise the medical team).

[@yilangroenenboom1117]

"We shouldn't read into that" *solves case by reading into that*

[@pulsefang666]

Love how every episode is always more wrong answer/clues.

[@Nathan-en9dn]

ya... you know what's sad about this episode? The patient knew what was wrong with him way before the ton of test that nearly killed him that the "doctors" put him through.

[@Nathan-en9dn]

@@castellomichel5851 meant more along the lines of how the doctors on this show basically kill the patient before the "cure" him. Don't worry about the fact that they lose half of there original organs or anything...

[@Nathan-en9dn]

@@castellomichel5851 they don't normally start with the test that will guarantee to cause organ failure either.

[@rowdeemunkee]

Because they are the last line, those basic tests would have been done by other doctors before by the time they get to House. Most cases anyway

[@wendydinh4639]

These type of shows are the shows that make me interested in the medical field be also scared af

[@Narnus96]

The grateful hand stroke 😍 😭 that must have been the sweetest thing I’ve ever seeeeeen. It reminds me of when my boyfriend smiles, and seems so ridiculously grateful, but from the inside, when i give him some bacon or something else he likes, he just beams with joy and he’s usually very, very placid and stoic and he doesn’t react to much, I love his stillness but sometimes it’s like trying to get blood out of a beautiful stone(r) ! All I’m saying is you know that every expression and word is genuine when it’s so spontaneous and physical and animated! Just instead of ol’ “stroooooong haaand chiiiild” you’ve got the little blush and the beaming smile and little doggy pant, the dilated pupils and the flush of his cheeks… he just loves bacon so much. 🤣😂 sorry, I digress…?!

[@georgexatz4162]

Season 5 scenes... *COMPLETED*