David Eagleman

You´re not perceiving what’s out there. You’re perceiving whatever your brain tells you.

You´re not perceiving what’s out there. You’re perceiving whatever your brain tells you.

– David Eagleman –

Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain

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