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Is Reality Even Real? Part 2 | Self-Deception, Consciousness & Objective Truth
If your perception isn't objective...How do you know what's actually real?
In Part 2 of this Decoded series, Elisabeth McKay explores one of the most unsettling questions in neuroscience and psychology: How does self-deception form, and why does it feel indistinguishable from truth?
Building on the foundation established in Part 1, this episode examines how attention, memory, emotional salience, prediction, and past experiences shape the reality you experience every day. Elisabeth explains why two people can experience the same event and leave with completely different conclusions—and why…
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