Can your sensory perceptions influence how long you live?
In short: Neurobiologist Christi Gendron investigates how the way we experience the world through our five senses might directly impact our health and longevity.
In this talk, Christi Gendron explores the link between sensory input and lifespan. By examining how environmental cues—such as light, temperature, and even the sight of death—affect the lifespan of fruit flies, she suggests that our everyday perceptions may have significant repercussions on our ability to live a long, healthy life.
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