Absolutely fascinating interview of Dr Metzinger on the Brain Science Podcast. Follow this link to download the podcast\. You can even download the transcript of the intervew by clicking here.

Metzinger argues that any credible model for how the brain generates the mind must incorporate unusual human experiences, such as so-called out of body experiences (OBE), and psychiatric conditions. In this interview we explore how OBE and virtual reality experiments shed light on how the brain generates the sense of self that characterizes normal human experience.