"THE MIND IS FLAT" 

Podcast discussing the lecture given by a behavioral psychologist (Ramón Nogueras) who seeks to challenge the idea of a complex unconscious filled with repressed desires and traumas. He argues that the human mind is “flat,” meaning that what we experience consciously is all there is. He claims that our perception of the world is a constant construction by our brain, which does not store information completely but processes it in fragments, assigning meaning as it receives it. Similarly, our emotions are not preformed internal impulses but are interpreted and constructed based on bodily sensations and the context we are in. Furthermore, our decisions are not the product of a deep unconscious but are improvised in the moment, seeking coherence with previous experiences and learnings. The psychologist uses a series of examples and studies to support his arguments, including classic experiments on the split brain, optical illusions, and memory.