Welcome to Neuroscience Unwrapped

I created Neuroscience Unwrapped to explore, to share what I know and to keep learning.

We base our sense of reality - and our sense of self - on what we perceive. But perception is not built for truth. It is built for survival. Your brain shows you only what you need to navigate this world: it guides you towards what is useful and away from what is threatening.

We see a colourful version of the world because it helps us make quick, meaningful decisions. But there is no colour in the world. Colour is just a neural computation, an interpretation of the light. Ever wondered why tigers get away with such bold, high-contrast colouring when they are meant to silently stalk their prey?It is because deer and the other animals they hunt cannot see reds and oranges. To them, tigers appear as muted green and blend easily into the forest. Same world, different reality.

We move through this world assuming we see it as it is. We make judgments, form beliefs, and interpret the behaviour of others in a certain way, all based on filtered, reconstructed, inaccurate sensory information.

Only by understanding how perception really works, we become more aware, more empathetic, and better equipped to question the assumptions that quietly and pervasively run our lives.

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Subscribing gives you access to:

• Engaging, evidence-based writing on perception and brain function

• Insights into visual illusions, disorders, and the limits and wonderful quirks of our senses

• Reflections on the science behind everyday experience

• No hype. No pop science. Just clear, honest neuroscience, with room for questions and discussions

It is free to subscribe, and you do not need any previous knowledge, just curiosity and an interest in how your mind shapes your reality.