Your Brain: Perception Deception

Editor's Take

NOVA dismantles the comforting idea that you see reality as it is, showing how the brain takes shortcuts that routinely deceive you. A rewarding hour on perception that changes how you trust your own senses afterwards.

This NOVA documentary reveals how your brain constantly takes shortcuts to make sense of the world, and how those shortcuts can deceive you. Through clever experiments and neuroscience, it shows why our perceptions are often wrong and what that means for how we grasp reality. The film turns the science of the senses into a series of surprising demonstrations. Clear and eye-opening, it will make you question what you see. Free to stream in 4K on Dr Documentary.

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