Do You Perceive the World as It Really Is?

Episode 8 of Brain Myths Exploded: Lessons from Neuroscience

According to Dr. Viskontas, the biggest myth about our senses is that they reflect the world as it actually is. Using vision as an example, discover how your sensory system uses shortcuts and fills in details to create, from portions of the environment, the illusion that you're perceiving reality objectively.