Are you a body with a mind or a mind with a body? - Maryam Alimardani
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Our bodies – the physical, biological parts of us — and our minds — the thinking, conscious aspects — have a complicated, tangled relationship. Which one primarily defines you or your self? Are you a body with a mind or a mind with a body? Maryam Alimardani investigates.
The rubber hand illusion is an example of how our sensations can mislead us in our judgment of self. Can you think of other experimental conditions that induce a similar illusion?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Maryam Alimardani
- Director Ivana Bošnjak, Thomas Johnson Volda
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Animator Ivana Bošnjak, Thomas Johnson Volda
- Composer Stephen LaRosa
- Sound Designer Stephen LaRosa
- Associate Producer Jessica Ruby
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Narrator Julianna Zarzycki
