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If the test depended on understanding that it's supposed to represent the real hand, then humans wouldn't fall for it. The brain just sees a hand and starts int
by mcbits 10y ago
If the test depended on understanding that it's supposed to represent the real hand, then humans wouldn't fall for it. The brain just sees a hand and starts integrating the visual and tactile sensations despite full knowledge that it's not a real hand. Pretty dumb, eh?
- Dylan16807 10y ago> If the test depended on understanding that it's supposed to represent the real hand, then humans wouldn't fall for it. I don't know why you would say that. Maybe you're interpreting 'represents' much more narrowly than I intended? Go ahead and call it dumb all you want, it's much smarter than failing to notice that these two sets of stimuli are perfectly correlated. Misusing information is much closer to properly using it than to being incapable of comprehending it.