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The Brain with David Eagleman

Episode 1 | Messing with Reality

Clip: Episode 1 | 4m 37s

David Eagleman experiences a new visual reality – with nauseating consequences. He experiences the enormous effort his brain goes to construct the world around him.

Aired: 10/14/15

Rating: TV-PG

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Episode 1 | Alternate Realities: Synesthesia

Hannah describes her synesthesia, a condition that fascinates neuroscientists.

Clip: Ep1 | 2m 34s

Episode 1 | Alternate Realities: Synesthesia

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The Brain with David Eagleman

Episode 1 | How the Brain Creates Reality

David explains how the brain experiences the outside world without ever having seen it.

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Episode 1 | How the Brain Creates Reality

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Episode 1 | Why Time Seems to Slow When We Are in Extremes

Wingsuit pilot Jeb Corliss describes his agonizing experience of time distortion.

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Episode 1 | Why Time Seems to Slow When We Are in Extremes

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Episode 1 | Brain City

The brain is a vast interconnected network of areas that communicate with each other.

Clip: Ep1 | 1m 53s

Episode 1 | Brain City

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Video thumbnail: The Brain with David Eagleman Episode 1 | All Is Not as It Seems

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Episode 1 | All Is Not as It Seems

David explains how the brain is tricked by the checker shadow illusion.

Clip: Ep1 | 1m 7s

Episode 1 | All Is Not as It Seems

Clip: Ep1 | 1m 7s

Video thumbnail: The Brain with David Eagleman Episode 1 | Our Perception of Reality

The Brain with David Eagleman

Episode 1 | Our Perception of Reality

David invites subjects to an experiment that demonstrates how much our brains leave out.

Clip: Ep1 | 2m 18s

Episode 1 | Our Perception of Reality

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