Hmm…you should be able to view the whole 50 minute part 2 episode. Now I am not a “brain” guy reducing everything to a neuronal scientific materialism but there are a few nuggets in regards to the constructed nature of experience. The first is the bit about how vision works. How the system has a focal point that centers focus around the center and data at the edges falls off. I find this analogous to thought. The locus of thought is “I am”. There were also a few different blurbs on different areas of the brain controlling or effecting the ability to see lines, faces or landscapes i.e. things that we see “outside” are constructed and not things-in-themselves. The most salient one was this seemingly random pattern of light and dark on a page and then they added some outline to show a dog. When the outline was then removed, you could still see a dog. I felt this showed how the brain reifies objects into existence and “fills in” a lot that is not “really” there in our experience of consensus dualistic reality. We have been indoctrinated into consensus reality and learn pattern recognition and impute solidity and “realness” onto experience. In another world, they may con/per-ceive experience in totally different ways.
On Dec 1, 8:53 am, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > I could only find a way to view a ten minute segment on this, e. Very > nice site, Charlie Rose has a fascinating list of guests. What was it > that you were interested in about the brain series? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
