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Ep54 "Where do you end and others begin?"

Ep54 "Where do you end and others begin?"

FromInner Cosmos with David Eagleman


Ep54 "Where do you end and others begin?"

FromInner Cosmos with David Eagleman

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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Apr 8, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

From the brain’s point of view, what is the self? How do 30 trillion cells come to feel like a single entity? Does the "self" of a blind person include the tip of her walking stick? How flexible is our sense of self? And what does any of this have to do with psychedelics, trauma, synchronized swimmers, religious rituals, cheerleaders, or why soldiers across time and place love to march in lockstep? Join Eagleman for this week's episode of surprises about how the brain computes the self.
Released:
Apr 8, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (63)

Neuroscientist and author David Eagleman discusses how our brain interprets the world and what that means for us. Through storytelling, research, interviews, and experiments, David Eagleman tackles wild questions that illuminate new facets of our lives and our realities.