Anil K. Seth, PhD, is a British neuroscience professor, speaker, author, and editor. He often speaks and writes on the topic of consciousness from a biological basis.
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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.
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It looks like scientists and philosophers might have made consciousness far more mysterious than it needs to be.
Sam Harris—neuroscientist, philosopher, and bestselling author—has been exploring some of the most important questions about the human mind, society, and current events on his podcast, Making Sense.
Perception as the key to who we are
Our perception of the world around us, and ourselves within it, are ‘controlled hallucinations’ that the brain uses to help keep itself alive
The brain mechanisms of consciousness are being unravelled at a startling pace, with researchers focusing on eight key areas
The world we perceive comes as much from the inside-out, as from the outside-in.
This evening, Anil Seth will sketch the state-of-the-art in the new science of consciousness, with a focus on what neuroscience has to offer.
Anil Seth, professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, explains the link between perception and reality. Seth believes reality as we know it comes from activity of our brain.
Neuroscientist and public science communicator Anil Seth uses the power of Twitter to answer some common questions about neuroscience. How does memory work? Can we delete memories? Do blind people dream? Anil answers all these questions and more
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