Talk 6: Our View of the World; Aging and Perception: Perceptions of the Brain Why Our Perception of Reality is Almost Always Wrong?

 Slides for previous talks may be viewed here:   

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The sixth and final meeting of the class consisted of two parts.  In the first hour we looked at how we view/understand the state of the world with the final hour devoted to a discussion of the effects of ageing on our perception & decision making, and a brief presentation on what we can do to help our brains stay healthy.  

For the first part, I have relied heavily on the outcome and analysis of many IPSOS surveys which are nicely presented in Bobby Duffy's book 'The Perils of Perception'.  In fact, in slide 1,  I introduce the books that I have found useful in preparing the course material.  Of course, there are many websites that provide excellent explanations on many aspects of the course covered in the six meeting.