Why you feel things that never touched youYour brain invents sensations to make sense of the world.

From the show

Brain Perception Illusions

Discover a strange tactile illusion that reveals how your brain constructs reality. When you're tapped in two separate places in quick succession, you may feel a series of 'hops' in between, even though nothing touched you there. This phenomenon shows that our perception isn't a direct recording of events. Instead, the brain actively 'fills in the gaps' to create a story that makes logical sense, a process called postdiction. It's a powerful shortcut that shapes how we experience the world through our skin.