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As a young child growing up in Mexico, Fernanda De La Torre crossed the border with her family because they imagined a better future for themselves in America. Now, she uses math to understand how the brain distinguishes imagination from reality.
As a young child growing up in Mexico, Fernanda De La Torre crossed the border with her family because they imagined a better future for themselves in America. Now, she uses math to understand how the brain distinguishes imagination from reality.