What if we could create a NEW sense? | David Eagleman on The TED Interview

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David Eagleman is a neuroscientist who decodes the web of neurons and electricity that make our minds tick–and make us human. In this episode of The TED Interview podcast, Eagleman talks about the way that our brain perceives the world and how it is profoundly informed by our senses. So what would happen if we could heighten them—or even create a whole NEW sense? Listen as Eagleman shares his ground-breaking research on wearable technology that can bypass sensory impairment and translate sound into patterns of vibration for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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Unlocking the mysteries of our brain | David Eagleman

The way that our brain perceives the world is profoundly informed by our senses–so what would happen if we could heighten them—or even create a whole NEW sense? In one of his last episodes as host of the show, Chris Anderson kicks off our series on the future of intelligence by interviewing neuroscientist and author David Eagleman. They’ll decode the mysteries of the brain, consider consciousness and what it means to be human, and dig deep into David’s ground-breaking research on how wearable technology can bypass sensory impairment, translating sound into patterns of vibration for the deaf and hard of hearing.


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