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- ↑ "Who Better to Explore the Mysteries of the Brain Than Werner Herzog?". December 13, 2024.
- ↑ Ouellette, Jennifer (December 13, 2024). "Werner Herzog muses on mysteries of the brain in Theater of Thought". Ars Technica.