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Unlocking the mysteries of our brain | David Eagleman

The TED Interview

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Is There a Limit on the Brain?

As we feed new data in, we might be able to actually build new ala where you have a new sense that's not hearing or touch or sight or smell. And what i think this means is this could sort of be like a speciation event for the human species, where where we start having very different experiences. So i say, we don't know what the limits would be. Could i add six cense? Yes. Could i have seventh and eighth and eighth, possibly. But the ideas, could you create a brand new sense that is not describable by any of the others? And i think probably yes. By the way, i think there's probably no limit on

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