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Ep13 "Will you perceive the event that kills you?"

Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

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The Consequences of Unexpected Events

If your brain gets damaged before the signals come together, then it's as though the footage suddenly ends. This would be true not only for pianos, but for any unexpected event like a bullet or a bomb explosion. In other words, what Cormac McCarthy was pointing at is that you need your brain to perceive no brain, no perception.

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