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\nIn a conversation between cognitive neuroscientist Anil Seth and actor Yara Shahidi, they explore the interplay between perception, self-awareness, and acting. Seth delves into the neuroscience of experiencing oneself, while Shahidi...\nIn a conversation between cognitive neuroscientist Anil Seth and actor Yara Shahidi, they explore the interplay between perception, self-awareness, and acting. Seth delves into the neuroscience of experiencing oneself, while Shahidi reflects on how acting—especially in abstract, minimal sets—requires her to immerse herself fully in imagined environments, sharpening her sensory focus. Their discussion reveals how acting influences an actor's sense of agency, self, and emotional connection. An Actor and a Neuroscientist Answer: What Makes You “You”? part 1\n
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5:49
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12th - Higher Ed
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2024
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English
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acting, time, years
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consciousness, the self, yara shahidi, anil seth, neuroscience conversations, agency, emotional connection, deep conversations, ai, ai and consciousness, stick figures, people, sense, stage, feel, thought, yara, world, understand, experience, stuff, character, made, knew, front, thinking, real, started, life, felt
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