054 - The Self - Bruce Hood (rebroadcast)
You Are Not So Smart
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The Eye and the Me Again
The self is a construct generated by the brain. It's a characterization, which allows you to make sense of things and plan. We have this sense of identities and self but illusions can still be very real in the brain. If you're perceiving it, then the brain is treating it as if it could be. So why did we evolve this self illusion? What advantage does it provide us broadly?
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