Category: Against senses
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Blind brain. Seeing everything.
Researchers observed slow spontaneous fluctuations in the brain's visual centers that preceded visual hallucinations in blind people. (1) Weird. Even blind people see. At the end, what might be missing is what we all crave for: Not seeing anything... Detached from the cosmos... Only then we might see things that we do not see... And…
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“Seeing” blue light…
Plants can perceive and react to light across a wide spectrum. New research shows how plants can respond to blue light in particular by revealing the structure of cryptochrome-2, the molecule that reacts to blue light. (1) "Seeing" blue light. How mundane. Our whole perception enslaved into mere interactions. Our whole thought dictated by things…
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At the stars…
Already, climate change is having an impact on the conditions of space observation at the Very Large Telescope in the Atacama Desert. In future, new telescopes will have to be adapted to the expected changes, a new study. (1) I cannot see stars if it's raining. I cannot see the Sun if it's night. I…
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Simple questions…
On some days, time flies by, while on others it seems to drag on. A new study from JNeurosci reveals why: time-sensitive neurons get worn out and skew our perceptions of time. (1) Senses based on specific cells or neurons. Perception based on specific body functions. What is the correct perception? What is the false…
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Growing in darkness…
New research reveals how a week in the dark rewires brain cell networks and changes hearing sensitivity in adult mice long after the optimal window for auditory learning has passed. With further study, cross-modal learning -- the manipulation of one sense to induce change in another sense -- could be used to help people with…
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