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The Brain with David Eagleman

Episode 1 | How the Brain Creates Reality

David explains how the brain experiences the outside world without ever having seen it.

Aired 10/14/2015 | Rating TV-PG

The Brain with David Eagleman

Episode 1 | How the Brain Creates Reality

Clip: Episode 1 | 2m 42s

David explains how the brain experiences the outside world without ever having seen it.

Electrochemical signals travel through dense networks of neurons. The brain scans through this non-stop incoming stream of information in search for patterns which becomes your reality.

Aired 10/14/2015 | Rating TV-PG

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