Name: Brain magic
Uploaded: 2008-07-18T07:40:00Z
Duration: 19 min 35 s
Description: First, Keith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies -- in a trick that works via podcast too. Then he involves the audience in some jaw-dropping (and even a bit dangerous) feats of brain magic.

First, Keith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies -- in a trick that works via podcast too. Then he involves the audience in some jaw-dropping (and even a bit dangerous) feats of brain magic.

Brain magic

The mind is surprisingly easy to influence with the right psychological techniques, from linguistic tricks to subtle cues. Audiences witnessed feats like driving a car blindfolded and feeling sensations at a distance, all illustrating how attention can be directed and perceptions manipulated. One vivid moment involved a participant sensing touches that never physically happened. These demonstrations show that what feels real in the brain can be orchestrated by expertise in human psychology.