About this episode
This episode explores how our brains perceive reality and the variations in mental imagery and memory.
Do you see images in your mind? Do you have an inner monologue? Do you have memories you swear are real? Our minds have tremendous variation. This hour, insights on how our brains construct reality. Guests include the editorial director of TED-Ed animations Alex Rosenthal, psychologist John Wixted and love coach Francesca Hogi. This episode of TED Radio Hour was produced by Katie Monteleone, James Delahoussaye and Matthew Cloutier. It was edited by Sanaz Meshkinpour and Manoush Zomorodi. Our production staff at NPR also includes Harsha Nahata, Rachel Faulkner White, Fiona Geiran and Phoebe Lett. Our executive producer is Irene Noguchi. Our audio engineers were Damian Herring and Zo van Ginhhoven. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Host: Manoush Zomorodi
Guests: Alex Rosenthal, John Wixted, Francesca Hogi
Topics covered
- brain perception
- inner monologue
- memory
- reality construction
- psychology
- TED talks
Keywords
- brain
- perception
- memory
- psychology
- inner monologue
- reality
- TED
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NPR, TED-Ed
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