JinnKai - I like your explanation.
After I posted a reply here two days ago, I was fumbling through O'Reilly's Safari books online, and found a book called "Mind Hacks" that I had been meaning to buy. I was so happy to see it available, I checked it out right there and started reading. I ended up fixated until 5 am reading it (rought day of work the following morning). This is a neat book that summarizes the parts of the brain, how it is programmed, how it reacts based on real life experiments, and experiments that you can do as you read which are amazing!
One really interesting thing I discovered, that I had no idea even existed, is that everyone has a blind spot just to the outside of the center of vision. But you don't notice it because your brain actually "fills in" a fake image around it in based on what you see. The "Mind Hacks" book contains a test (you can also find more extensive tests online) that lets you see first hand your brain filling in your blindspot.
And the section on how our brains can alter the perception of time slightly. And the test that goes along with that... but I don't want to give away too much here.
I found "Mind Hacks" to be a great read, and recommend it to anyone looking to find out more about how the brains works. Understanding what's under the hood is taking a step towards a better understanding of your consciousness.
(end book report)
Last edited by Brain2000; 06-22-2005 at 06:43 PM..
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