Is Perception Reality? | William Newsome & David Eagleman
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The advances of neuroscience have given us unparalleled knowledge of the human brain, but as any neuroscientist will tell you, we’re just scratching the surface of the brain’s potential. At a Veritas Forum hosted by Stanford students, William Newsome (Stanford) and David Eagleman (Stanford) explore the depths of neuroscience and what it means for our understanding of human identity.
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