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The Human Brain and its Limitations in Perceiving Reality
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The human brain's ability to perceive reality is limited by its wiring and capacity to process information. Our experience and perception of the world around us may only be a small glimpse into the larger, more complex reality that our brains are not equipped to comprehend.
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The human brain has limited perception and is only able to perceive a small piece of the complex physics that exist in the world.
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The human brain has limited perception and is only able to perceive a small piece of the complex physics that exist in the world. There are things that are too microscopic or too far away for humans to sense, leading to the possibility that the reality we experience is just a small piece of a much larger unknown universe.
ChapterThe Human Brain and its Limitations in Perceiving Reality
Episode#129 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Our experience and perception of reality are not entirely a product of nature, but rather a combination of created and influenced factors both within and outside our awareness.
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Our experience and perception of reality are not entirely a product of nature, but rather a combination of created and influenced factors both within and outside our awareness. This notion raises questions about the extent of their fantastical nature, including altered states of consciousness resulting from psychedelics and dreams.