How Do Our Brains Perceive the World Around Us? - with Anil Seth

How does our brain translate visual signals into a conscious experience?

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How does our brain translate visual signals into a conscious experience?
Watch Anil's talk on the same topic: https://youtu.be/qXcH26M7PQM
Anil's new book "Being You" is available now: https://geni.us/anil

Anil Seth is Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, where he is also Co-Director of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science. He is also a Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellow, Co-Director of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) Program on Brain, Mind, and Consciousness, and Co-Director of the Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme: From Sensation and Perception to Awareness.

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Brain

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