Benjamin Bergen

Understanding ‘How the Mind Makes Meaning’

Today, The Takeaway spends the hour looking at the science of the mind, and how understanding the brain gives us new insights into how we understand ourselves. Cognitive science professor Benjamin Bergen  explains that language particularly illuminates how researchers’ understanding of the brain has evolved over time. Scientists once believed that parts of the brain were […]

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