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Mind - Optical Illusions Show How Brain Anticipates the Future to ‘See’ the Present - NYTimes.com
Mind - Optical Illusions Show How Brain Anticipates the Future to ‘See’ the Present - NYTimes.com
June 9 at 7:43 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Scientists argue that the brain has evolved to see a split second into the future when it perceives motion. Because it takes the brain at least a tenth of a second to model visual information, it is working with old information. By modeling the future during movement, it is “seeing” the present." - Nathan Young
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