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Change is endlessly fascinating to brains. ‘Almost all perception is based on the detection of change’ says the neuroscientist Professor Sophie Scott. ‘Our perceptual systems basically don’t work unless there are changes to detect.’ In a stable environment, the brain is relatively calm. But when it detects change, that event is immediately register
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one of the latest big theories in neuroscience says that humans are fundamentally creatures of prediction, and not only is creativity not at odds with that, but it actually goes hand in hand with improving our predictive power. Life itself, in this view, is one big process of creatively optimizing prediction as a survival strategy in a universe oth... See more
Oshan Jarow • Your mind needs chaos
As human beings, we can perceive less than ten trillionth of light waves. "Our experience of reality," says neuroscientist David Eagleman, "is limited by our biology." He wants to change that. His research on brain processes has led him to create new interfaces, such as a sensory vest, to process unpublished information about the world around us.
TED • Can we create new senses for humans? | David Eagleman
The Wayward Mind by Guy Claxton.
Joe Vitale • Zero Limits: The Secret Hawaiian System for Wealth, Health, Peace, and More
