The Neuroscience of HappYness - Part 3 Perception Vs. Reality (27th April 2019) Reading time: Approximately 5 minutes (712 words) Our perceptions play a very important role in how we experience "reality." Reality is what IS. What we experience is "our perception" of that reality. It is not necessary that they are the same. In fact, research shows this with the help of many illusions. Even when we are aware that how we perceive is different from "reality" our brain conjur

Memory is what makes us remember "who we are!" As David Eagleman says, "It's a pillar of our personality. Memory sits at the core of our identity." Much research lately shows and proves that this memory, which gives us continuity and thereby our identity, isn't reliable at all. That every time we access a memory, the event is actually reconstructed, not accessed - and it happens each time we recollect the past! Memories are created in the hippocampus. People who've had tha

Bangalore, Saturday, 13th April 2019 "Like, dislike, are they real? What is the basis of such thought? What is the effect of people's past on their present and future? How do all those experiences affect people's lives?" These are questions that occurred after giving a talk titled, "The Neuroscience of HappYness" to a group of distinguished persons, a couple of weeks back. I attempted to give people something to think about in the short time I had; ended up getting something

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