Harmonia Philosophica

Category: Against senses

Against senses, Medicine, Senses, Touching

2019/03/11

Creating the sense of touch… Feeling trapped…

Researchers have, for the first time, coaxed human stem cells to become sensory interneurons – the cells that give us our sense of touch. The new protocol could be a step toward stem cell-based therapies to restore sensation in paralyzed people who have lost feeling in parts of their body. (1) We want to sense.…
Against senses, Cosmos, Cosmos, Listening, Senses

2018/12/21

Flickering sounds… Flickering cosmos…

Our brain processes what we hear in waves, with sensitivity to incoming sounds flickering between our ears a bit like the frames of old, silent movies, says new research. Previous studies have suggested our vision works in a similar rhythmic, oscillating pattern, and now there’s evidence that hearing works in the same way – so…
Against senses, Perception, Reality, Seeing, Senses, Vision

2018/04/05

Filling in the gaps (of the blind spot). Believing (what is not there). Lies. Truth.

To make sense of the world, humans and animals need to combine information from multiple sources. This is usually done according to how reliable each piece of information is. For example, to know when to cross the street, we usually rely more on what we see than what we hear – but this can change…