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Perception

Your senses don't record reality; your brain builds a best guess from noisy signals plus expectations. Sensation vs perception, thresholds and Weber's law, top-down processing, Gestalt grouping and illusions.

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Your Brain: Perception Deception | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS NOVA PBS Official · 54 min
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Prereqs: The brain & behavior. Next: Memory. Modeled on Crash Course Psychology #5–7 and Khan Academy 'Sensation and perception'.
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