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Is Reality Just A Hallucination In The Brain? - Anil Seth

Chris Williamson

Anil Seth challenges the traditional framing of consciousness research, arguing that while philosophers often focus on the so-called "hard problem"—explaining how biological matter generates subjective feeling—the real scientific challenge is explaining why conscious experience exists at all and wha …

The Secret Life Of Emotions - Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett

Chris Williamson

Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett challenges the traditional view of emotions as universal, fixed categories like anger or joy, arguing instead that these are variable populations of instances tied to specific situations and actions. She explains that our brains do not passively receive sensory signals from …