Hidden Brain
What, exactly, is the “hidden brain”? This is a term Shankar created to describe a range of influences that manipulate us without our awareness. Some aspects of the hidden brain have to do with mental shortcuts or heuristics; others are related to errors in the way memory and attention work.
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- Category: Podcast
- Founded: 2015
- Headquarters: Washington, DC
- Website: hiddenbrain.org
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- Email: speaking@hiddenbrin.org (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
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What, exactly, is the “hidden brain”? This is a term Shankar created to describe a range of influences that manipulate us without our awareness. Some aspects of the hidden brain have to do with mental shortcuts or heuristics; others are related to errors in the way memory and attention work.
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