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Mar 2024
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BITESIZE | How Your Brain Creates Your C...

Dr Rangan Chatterjee: GP & Author
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Today’s guest asserts that the way we encounter reality is a construction. Our thoughts and perceptions are merely interpretations of external and biological cues. We’re all hallucinating, all the time. It’s just that when we agree on those hallucinations, we call it reality. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart ... Show More
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