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A Neuroscientist Explains: where perception ends and hallucination begins
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A Neuroscientist Explains: where perception ends and hallucination begins
FromScience Weekly
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Apr 2, 2018
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Podcast episode
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When it comes to perceiving the world around us, how much of it is due to ‘bottom-up’ sensory data and how much comes from the ‘top-down’ predictions we make? Most importantly; how can the delicate dance between the two lead to hallucinations?
Released:
Apr 2, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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