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Really interesting. Do you have any links you could share where I could read more about these ideas (both the freewill one and the vision one)
by invalidusernam3 7y ago
Really interesting. Do you have any links you could share where I could read more about these ideas (both the freewill one and the vision one)
- tialaramex 7y agoTranssaccadic memory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transsaccadic_memory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transsaccadic_memory is the name for the phenomenon I described for vision. It's uncontroversial that what we think we see is synthesised because saccades are definitely a thing, you can watch other people's eyes move while they report not changing where they're looking - but exactly how that synthesis works is not something for which you'll find widespread agreement. The experiment where you watch yourself looking at one eye then another in the mirror is a trivial one to do at home on your own though if you just want that sharp "Oh!" moment as a quick pay off. Why don't your eyes seem to move! The underpinning idea in the free will thing is Wegner's idea, he's done various experiments about this e.g.: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10424155 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10424155