A Neuroscientist Explains: where perception ends and hallucination begins

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A Neuroscientist Explains: where perception ends and hallucination begins

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38 minutes

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Apr 2, 2018

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When it comes to perceiving the world around us, how much of it is due to ‘bottom-up’ sensory data and how much comes from the ‘top-down’ predictions we make? Most importantly; how can the delicate dance between the two lead to hallucinations?

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Apr 2, 2018

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Titles in the series (21)

Former Observer columnist Dr Daniel Glaser delves into topical culture as seen through the lens of a neuroscientist. Each episode, he takes one of his weekly columns and digs a little deeper, all with the help of former colleagues and neuroscientists from his research days

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A Neuroscientist Explains: where perception ends and hallucination begins

A Neuroscientist Explains: where perception ends and hallucination begins

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Titles in the series (21)

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