# Our experience of the world is an inside-out, controlled hallucination by Anil Seth > "Our experience of the world is an inside-out, controlled hallucination." > **— Anil Seth**, *TED talk / Being You, wording candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: TED talk / Being You, wording candidate.