cupcakewizardThu, Nov 29, 2007 Great clip from Gateways to the Mind. It's fascinating that after prolonged sensory deprivation that our brains begin creating active imagery in order to thrive. So basically it's necessary for our mind's survival to maintain activity (as shown in the CT scans). Now, where do these wild images come from? What in particular causes one study to hallucinate marching eyeglasses, (SO funny!) while another sees geometric shapes? And is it plausible that this is actually an ever-present state masked by the barrage of constant stimuli in our society?
Great clip from Gateways to the Mind. It's fascinating that after prolonged sensory deprivation that our brains begin creating active imagery in order to thrive. So basically it's necessary for our mind's survival to maintain activity (as shown in the CT scans). Now, where do these wild images come from? What in particular causes one study to hallucinate marching eyeglasses, (SO funny!) while another sees geometric shapes? And is it plausible that this is actually an ever-present state masked by the barrage of constant stimuli in our society?