A TRICK OF THE MIND How the Brain Invents Your Reality

Yon, both narrator and author of this lively exploration of the human mind, is an excellent guide to this important topic. A psychologist and neuroscientist with a delightful English accent, he explains why what we observe is built on the "predictive processing" of our perceptions. In other words, our brain often perceives what it expects to encounter, even when it conflicts with reality. Citing experiments on willing subjects, again and again Yon shows us how we "see" what we anticipate or what is suggested we will encounter. Thus, the author points out why conspiracy theories persist and AI is often as imperfect as the humans it learns from. Listeners may find themselves nodding in agreement with many of the observations here but will also be shocked at how truly subjective our perceptions are. L.W.S. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2025]