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The Brain with David Eagleman

Episode 6 | Expanding Our Sensory Horizons

Although we come to the table with the senses that we have evolved with, like our eyes, ears, and our sense of touch, in theory there is no limit to the number of new senses we may create in the future. The brain is so flexible that it may be possible that, for instance, we develop new sensory channels that allow us to perceive weather data or stock market data.

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Journey into the future and ask what’s next for the human brain, and for our species.
Why Do I Need You?
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How the human brain depends on other brains to thrive and survive.
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A journey through the unseen world of decisions, and how they get made.
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Learn how the unconscious brain controls much of who we are and what we do.
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How the brain gives rise to our thoughts, emotions, our memories and personality.
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The brain constructs our multi-sensory reality from within the darkness of the skull.
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