But what to me is more interesting is the human level. The fact that I could sit and listen to a psychic and be so convinced; what that actually says about me and us, as people, in the way we interact and the way that we do form those patterns; the way that we will see design when there is none; come to those conclusions at a purely psychological level is so much more interesting, because that says something about us as humans. Which, ultimately, has to be more powerful and beautiful than non-sensical guff about the ether.
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Posted 1 year ago
Posted 1 year ago
Cortically-blind man navigates maze flawlessly.
This is blindsight. Blindsight is a feature of some cortically blind patients, meaning the region of the brain that deals with conscious vision (occipital lobe/visual cortex) is damaged. However, their subcortical/subconscious structures are still intact, giving them the ability to “see” without “perceiving”.
The team then asked TN to navigate the course without any sort of assistance. TN was skeptical, as he required the aid of a cane and a guide to get around. But eventually, he decided to participate. Researchers recorded the result in their recent paper: “Astonishingly,” the report reads, “he negotiated [the course] perfectly and never once collided with any obstacle, as witnessed by several colleagues who applauded spontaneously when he completed the course.”
Posted 1 year ago
This is the artwork of Louis Wain, an English artist that lived from 1860-1939, suffering from schizophrenia. He is well-known for his paintings of cats, which changed in bizarre style throughout his life, which some psychologists believe correlates with the progression of his schizophrenia. It is an oft-cited example of the development of psychosis and its hallucinatory symptom.
Wiki:
Some speculate that the onset of Wain’s schizophrenia was precipitated by toxoplasmosis, a parasitic infection that can be contracted from cats.
