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The brain does simulate reality in the sense that what you experience isn't direct sensory input, but more like a dream being generated to predict what it think
by tracerbulletx 3y ago
The brain does simulate reality in the sense that what you experience isn't direct sensory input, but more like a dream being generated to predict what it thinks is happening based on conflicting and imperfect sensory input.
- accrual 3y agoTo illustrate your point, an easily accessible example of this is how the second hand on clocks appears to freeze for longer than a second when you quickly glance at it. The brain is predicting/interpolating what it expects to see, creating the illusion of a delay. https://www.popsci.com/how-time-seems-to-stop/ https://www.popsci.com/how-time-seems-to-stop/
- danielbln 3y agoExample vision: comes in from the optic nerve warped and upside down and as small patches of high resolution captured by the eyes zigzagging across the visual field (saccades), all of which is assembled and integrated into a coherent field of vision by our trusty old grey blob.