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Perception Box
As humans, we’re influenced by our unique experiences. We each live inside a ‘Perception BoxTM’ that informs how we view the world. There’s no escaping it, but you can learn how to expand it. Sometimes all it takes is a single unlikely question.
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Daily habits can help you thrive or quietly turn into addictions. The difference is how your brain handles cues, routines, and rewards. Three experts explain how to work with your wiring instead of against it.
Dr. Hart is an Associate Professor of Psychology in both the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at Columbia University, and Director of the Residential Studies and Methamphetamine Research Laboratories at[…]
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“When you form a habit, you can execute a fairly complex series of behaviors without having to think really hard about it. But the downside of a habit is that you stop thinking while you’re doing it.”


Charles Duhigg
Writer, The New Yorker Magazine
The science of perception box.
Notable scientists apply their own area of expertise to explore the neuroscience behind Perception Box™.
Psychiatrist Dr. Bessel van der Kolk discusses key methods for rewiring the brain, kickstarting the healing process, and opening your mind to new perspectives.
Bessel van der Kolk MD spends his career studying how children and adults adapt to traumatic experiences and has translated emerging findings from neuroscience and attachment research to develop and[…]
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Perception box stories untangled.
Celebrities untangle the knotted threads of their stories, offering a rare glimpse into what made them who they are today.
Question your perception box.
Each guest answers a series of questions that have been carefully crafted to help them get real with themselves.
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Notable scientists and experts explore the neuroscience and psychology behind Perception Box™ in this compilation series.
Daily habits can help you thrive or quietly turn into addictions. The difference is how your brain handles cues, routines, and rewards. Three experts explain how to work with your wiring instead of against it.
Dr. Hart is an Associate Professor of Psychology in both the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at Columbia University, and Director of the Residential Studies and Methamphetamine Research Laboratories at[…]
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Language is a huge part of human development, even the language we keep to ourselves. Three experts explain how words and beliefs can change our brains and our lives:
Agustín Fuentes, a Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University, focuses on the biosocial, delving into the entanglement of biological systems with the social and cultural lives of humans, our ancestors, and a few of the other animals with whom humanity shares close relations.
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