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The Brain with David Eagleman
Episode 4 | How Willpower Is Like a Tank of Gas
The brain has a finite amount of willpower to draw on.
The Brain with David Eagleman
Episode 4 | The Trolley Dilemma
Two scenarios that involve very different systems in the brain.
The Brain with David Eagleman
Episode 4 | The Iowa Gambling Task
The science behind "gut" and "hunch" decisions.
The Brain with David Eagleman
What happens when messages from two brain networks clash?
The Brain with David Eagleman
Episode 4 | The Conflict Within
Every time you are faced with a decision, there is a storm of activity inside your brain.
The Brain with David Eagleman
Episode 4 | Energy and Judgement
How the brain’s energy levels can affect a prisoner’s parole hearing.
The Brain with David Eagleman
Episode 6 | Cryonic Preservation of the Brain and Body
One team’s effort to give people a second chance at life.
The Brain with David Eagleman
How the human brain depends on other brains to thrive and survive.
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The Brain with David Eagleman
A journey through the unseen world of decisions, and how they get made.
The Brain with David Eagleman
Every decision we make is driven by parts of the brain that we have no access to.
The Brain with David Eagleman
Learn how our personality, memories and sense of self all emerge from neural activity.
The Brain with David Eagleman
Episode 1 | Messing with Reality
David Eagleman experiences a new visual reality – with nauseating consequences.
