Psychological
The Fiction Factory in Your Head
David Eagleman reveals that your brain doesn’t report reality—it **fabricates** it. This isn’t a malfunction. It's how your mind keeps you **functional**, not necessarily **truthful**.
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The thinker
Neuroscience storyteller
David Eagleman is a neuroscientist, author, and adjunct professor at Stanford University, known for making complex brain science accessible. He’s the bestselling author of *Incognito* and host of the Emmy-nominated PBS series *The Brain with David Eagleman*. His work focuses on sensory substitution, brain plasticity, and how consciousness emerges from the brain.
Based on David Eagleman – Why Your Brain Creates Reality, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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