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"The Brain" with David Eagleman (WiM132)

The "What is Money?" Show

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The Human Brain Is a Model of the Environment

Who we are depends heavily on where we've been. The key is that the brain is locked in silence and darkness. And the way it functions is it makes a model of the outside world. So if i walk outside my house and some one comes up to me aggress ly, i my brain is screaming along with predictions about what this might be about.

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