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"I was atttending a professional conference abd had dinner in the hotel restaurant. As I was leaving, a white woman asked me to show her to her table...."

Published on Jan 02, 2016

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"I was atttending a professional conference abd had dinner in the hotel restaurant. As I was leaving, a white woman asked me to show her to her table...."

"...She thought I was the waitress."

- Dr. Carolyn West

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What do you see when you look at me?

Most of our actions occur without our conscious awareness, triggered by stories we hear, see and repeat over time.

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The NEUROSCIENCE OF NARRATIVE

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The brain is a social organ built on experiences.
Sometimes we are the characters in the narratives shaping our cognitive perceptions; sometimes we merely adapt and infer from someone else’s narrative.

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