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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.

11/04/2015 | Rating TV-PG

The Brain with David Eagleman

Episode 4 | How Willpower Is Like a Tank of Gas

Clip: Episode 4 | 1m 56s

The brain has a finite amount of willpower to draw on.

An experiment where people have to watch distressing images reveals that the brain has a finite amount of willpower to draw on.

11/04/2015 | Rating TV-PG

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