Category: Senses
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20/20 vision...
Previously blind patients who receive the recently FDA-approved Argus II bionic eye system will regain some degree of functional sight. The retinal implant technology, developed and distributed by Second Sight, can improve quality of life for patients who have lost functional vision due to retinitis pigmentosa, a disease that causes retinal cells to die. [1]…
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Where is what we "see"?
People think what we see is in our brains. Like a small camera obscura. But Sheldrake reminds us of the obvious: What we see is not in our brains but we see it outside of it. A simple idea that could trigger a simple "huh?" by the haste reader. Think about it though: Even if…
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Crowe, UFOs, vision distortion...
Russell Crowe claims he has caught a UFO on camera. Many others refute this claim by "explaining" the visual effect seen with a much more "logical" way. (1, 2, 3, 4) It is true that UFO camera pictures are often attributed to mirror lense / optical system distortions from a passing sailing boat. But what…
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Red: An unusual problem...
Does the color "red" exist? Do not rush to answer. Yes, we see it. But most of the animals do not. And not to mention that there are people who cannot see colour either. Does the majority determine which things "exist" ? Someone with whom I was discussing on the matter said: "Even if one…
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Rats, senses, reality...
US researchers have effectively given laboratory rats a "sixth sense" using an implant in their brains. (1) An experimental device allowed the rats to "touch" infrared light - which is normally invisible to them. The team at Duke University fitted the rats with an infrared detector wired up to microscopic electrodes that were implanted in the…
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