Instead of reality being passively recorded by the brain, it is actively constructed by it.
A typical neuron makes about ten thousand connections to neighboring neurons. Given the billions of neurons, this means there are as many connections… - David Eagleman
A typical neuron makes about ten thousand connections to neighboring neurons. Given the billions of neurons, this means there are as many connections…
- David Eagleman
Many people prefer a view of human nature that includes a true side and a false side - in other words, humans have a single genuine aim and the rest … - David Eagleman
Many people prefer a view of human nature that includes a true side and a false side - in other words, humans have a single genuine aim and the rest …
The brain "fills in" the missing information from the blind spot. Notice what you see in the location of the dot when it's in your blind spot. When t… - David Eagleman
The brain "fills in" the missing information from the blind spot. Notice what you see in the location of the dot when it's in your blind spot. When t…
Every atom in your body is the same quark in different places at the same moment in time. - David Eagleman
Every atom in your body is the same quark in different places at the same moment in time.
Nothing is inherently tasty or repulsive - it depends on your needs. Deliciousness is simply an index of usefulness. - David Eagleman
Nothing is inherently tasty or repulsive - it depends on your needs. Deliciousness is simply an index of usefulness.
Our ignorance of the cosmos is too vast to commit to atheism, and yet we know too much to commit to a particular religion. A third position, agnostic… - David Eagleman
Our ignorance of the cosmos is too vast to commit to atheism, and yet we know too much to commit to a particular religion. A third position, agnostic…
It turns out your conscious mind - the part you think of as you - is really the smallest part of what’s happening in your brain, and usually the last… - David Eagleman
It turns out your conscious mind - the part you think of as you - is really the smallest part of what’s happening in your brain, and usually the last…
As Carl Jung put it, "In each of us there is another whom we do not know." As Pink Floyd sang, "There's someone in my head, but it's not me." - David Eagleman
As Carl Jung put it, "In each of us there is another whom we do not know." As Pink Floyd sang, "There's someone in my head, but it's not me."
When one part of the brain makes a choice, other parts can quickly invent a story to explain why. If you show the command "Walk" to the right hemisph… - David Eagleman
When one part of the brain makes a choice, other parts can quickly invent a story to explain why. If you show the command "Walk" to the right hemisph…
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