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The Mind, Explained

That same patientonce described thinking about the future as being asked to find a chairin...

That same patient
once described thinking about the future as being asked to find a chair
in an empty room. The future and the past seem to be
somehow linked in the mind. We decided to put people into the scanner and have them remember past experiences and imagine future experiences

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That same patient once described thinking about the future
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as being asked to find a chair in an empty room.
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The future and the past seem to be somehow linked in the mind.
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We decided to put people into the scanner
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and have them remember past experiences
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and imagine future experiences.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:56
Uploaded
Jun 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Vox Entertainment,Vox Media Studios

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Movie Summary

Ever wonder what's happening inside your head? From dreaming to anxiety disorders, discover how your brain works with this illuminating series.
S01 • E02 [Stickgold] It might be that part of the function - The Mind, Explained 00:14
[Stickgold] It might be that part of the function
S01 • E04 Just, "Oh, right. I can take a breath here." - The Mind, Explained 00:06
Just, "Oh, right. I can take a breath here."
S01 • E02 Salvador Dalí believed in this creative power of dreams. - The Mind, Explained 00:11
Salvador Dalí believed in this creative power of dreams.
S01 • E03 They had me, uh, - The Mind, Explained 00:11
They had me, uh,
S01 • E05 And that's a attractive, - The Mind, Explained 00:10
And that's a attractive,
S01 • E04 If you're not happy in here, you're not going to be happy on the outside either. - The Mind, Explained 00:05
If you're not happy in here, you're not going to b...
S01 • E01 When people remembered, a particular network lit up, and... - The Mind, Explained 00:13
When people remembered, a particular network lit up, and...
S01 • E02 Creativity is nothing more - The Mind, Explained 00:10
Creativity is nothing more
S01 • E04 [Davidson] It's not about fixing anything, it's simply about - The Mind, Explained 00:08
[Davidson] It's not about fixing anything, it's si...
S01 • E05 [narrator] A leading psychedelic researcher once said - The Mind, Explained 00:31
[narrator] A leading psychedelic researcher once said
S01 • E03 [Bamford] You've made your parents into a Caesar salad - The Mind, Explained 00:12
[Bamford] You've made your parents into a Caesar salad
S01 • E04 [Jerry] I mean, it's a lot of things, - The Mind, Explained 00:05
[Jerry] I mean, it's a lot of things,
S01 • E01 When you let your mind wander, you switch back and forth all the time, - The Mind, Explained 00:57
When you let your mind wander, you switch back and forth all...
S01 • E02 Dalídream in glorious Technicolor. - The Mind, Explained 00:04
Dalídream in glorious Technicolor.
S01 • E04 I notice the air. You know, I look into the sky. - The Mind, Explained 00:04
I notice the air. You know, I look into the sky.
S01 • E03 That you just... you can't get any more anxious, and you're still fine. - The Mind, Explained 00:05
That you just... you can't get any more anxious, and yo...
S01 • E04 If I'm on the phone in the yard, I tell my family, - The Mind, Explained 00:11
If I'm on the phone in the yard, I tell my family,
S01 • E03 And within, like, two weeks, something that had been a bane of my existence - The Mind, Explained 00:11
And within, like, two weeks, something that had been a bane ...
S01 • E03 I'm definitely... I don't feel like, "Oh God, I'm better, stronger, faster." - The Mind, Explained 00:12
I'm definitely... I don't feel like, "Oh God,...
S01 • E05 People in depression and anxiety are often in this ruminating pattern. - The Mind, Explained 00:06
People in depression and anxiety are often in this ruminatin...