James Kingsland on the Neuroscience of Behind Our Reality

<p>James Kingsland is a science and medical journalist with 25 years of experience working for publications such as New Scientist, Nature, and, most recently, The Guardian. On his own blog,&nbsp;<a href="https://plasticbrainblog.com/author/plasticjames/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Plastic Brain</a>, he writes about neuroscience and Buddhist psychology.&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode, Eric and James Kingsland discuss his book,&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/3cGU4qF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Am I Dreaming: The Science of Altered States from Psychedelics to Virtual Reality and Beyond.</em></a></p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p><strong>In This Interview, James Kingsland and I Discuss the Neuroscience Behind Our Reality, and…</strong></p><ul><li>His book,&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/3cGU4qF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Am I Dreaming: The Science of Altered States from Psychedelics to Virtual Reality and Beyond</em></a></li><li>What the best neuroscience tells us about how the brain works</li><li>That we don’t see the world directly, objectively as it is</li><li>Our experiential reality as a combination of what we expect to see and the feedback from what our senses are telling us is there</li><li>Prediction Error Coding</li><li>How the brain mainly pays attention when you surprise it</li><li>That the Buddha discovered that we see a conditioned view of the world</li><li>The types of things that go wrong in the brain</li><li>Viewing mental illness and addiction through the prediction functionality of the brain</li><li>How altered states can help when things go wrong in the brain</li><li>Expanded the flexibi