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Modern neuroimaging is like asking an astronaut in the space shuttle to look out the window and judge how America is doing.

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David Eagleman
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: April 25
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Neuroscientist
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
David M Eagleman
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