Knowing Neurons

Illusion

Feature image depicting a brain in the center of a circle with a visual illusion background. On the left is a hand, palm up, holding a heart. On the right, another hand is tentatively reaching out to grab it. Designed by Alexa Erdogan.
Big Ideas Culture Philosophy Sensation and Perception 

Understanding Visual Illusions Can Make Us More Empathetic

McKenna Becker , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Philosophers and neuroscientists agree that if there is an objective reality, human beings can’t perceive it: philosophers refer to objective reality as a perception independent of any conscious awareness. Neuroscientists… Read more
Brain Books by Knowing Neurons. The Case Against Reality by Donald Hoffman. Illustrated by McCall Sarrett & Jooyeun Lee.
Big Ideas Brain Books Consciousness Evolution of Cognition Sensation and Perception 

Book Review and Author Interview: The Case Against Reality by Donald Hoffman

Joel Frohlich , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
A full interview with Donald Hoffman follows this book review Does the moon still exist when you’re not looking at it? In a provocative new book titled The Case Against… Read more
Did You Know? Sensation and Perception 

When the blind can see again: A critical question of perception

Kate Fehlhaber , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Our sense of sight is arguably our most important sense.  Imagine how different your life would be if soon after birth, you lost the ability to see.  For over 1.4… Read more
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