How Your Brain Invents Your Self

Explore neuroscientist Anil Seth's fascinating new theory of consciousness and self in this 23-minute TED talk. Delve into the concept of how we "predict" the world into existence, examining the reality we experience in our brains versus the objective world. Investigate topics such as sleep, memory, and the nature of perception, gaining insights into how our brains construct our sense of self. Learn about controlled hallucination, active constructions, and deep embodied experiences. Discover the complexities of the "hard problem" of consciousness, redness and perception, neurodiversity, and the roles of autobiographical and semantic perceptual memory in shaping our understanding of reality and self.

Intro
The self is a perception
The basic idea
Controlled hallucination
Active constructions
Experiences of being a self
Deep embodied experiences
How does it all happen
The hard problem
Redness and perception
Neurodiversity
autobiographical memory
semantic perceptual memory