Podcasts · Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman
Ep106 "What happens when brains watch movies?" (with Jeffrey Zacks)
· 48 min · Episode 106
Episode Ep106 "What happens when brains watch movies?" (with Jeffrey Zacks)
Why do movies work so well? What does film reveal about the way the brain processes reality? What does any of this have to do with omniscience, simulation, jumping around in time, or why dogs don’t do story? Join Eagleman with guest Jeffrey Zacks, cognitive scientist at Wash U, as we dive into the peculiar magic that happens when the lights go down, the screen glows to life, and we find ourselves pulled into the world of a film.
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