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The Brain with David Eagleman
Episode 1 | Why Time Seems to Slow When We Are in Extremes
Why does time seem to slow down when we are in life-threatening situations? Wingsuit pilot Jeb Corliss describes his agonizing experience of time distortion, David explains what is happening in the brain.
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Journey into the future and ask what’s next for the human brain, and for our species.
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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.