How your brain hallucinates your conscious reality

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July 18, 2017 Today's TED Talk How your brain hallucinates your conscious reality 17:01 minutes · TED2017 Right now, billions of neurons in your brain are working together to generate a conscious experience -- and not just any conscious experience, your experience of the world around you and of yourself within it. How does this happen? According to neuroscientist Anil Seth, we're all hallucinating all the time; when we agree about our hallucinations, we call it "reality." Join Seth for a delightfully disorienting talk that may leave you questioning the very nature of your existence. Watch now »   Playlist of the Day How does my brain work? How exactly does the brain -- a 3-pound snarl of nervous tissue -- create inspired inventions, the feeling of hunger, the experience of beauty, the sense of self? Researchers at the edge of science explain ... Watch » 15 talks · Total run time 3:28:33 NEW ON IDEAS.TED.COM The two strategies companies should use to innovate Some people say that creating true innovation is like capturing lightning in a bottle. Not so, says BCG managing director Martin Reeves. It’s actually a process that can be considered, managed and adapted. Read more »   Download the TED app

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