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Where does your sense of self come from? A scientific look | Anil Ananthaswamy

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The Fragileness of Our Altered Selves

There is something remarkably robust about the processes that give rise to the totality of our sense of self. But there's something frighteningly fragile about them too. And any one of us at any time in our lives may have to confront such cracks. We owe a debt to those amongst us who bravely bear witness to our altered selves, says Shoshana Ungerleiter.

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