For questions regarding the organization and identification of transducted sensory information in the brain and its interpretation and consolidation in the mind
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Do we recognize ourselves better when we see our mirror image?
A friend of mine recently noticed that we both have a birthmark on the face. He looked at me and said that we have exactly the same mark. But he has it left and I right. But, when looking in a mirror, ...
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What form might Jungian archetypes take in the brain?
Modern psychology and psychiatry are very well grounded in scientific principles. Both, however, have a history in various analytical philosophies. Jung had the notion of an archetype, a universally ...
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Face-Blindness: Have I seen you before?
Sometimes when I meet new people, I feel like I have seen them before. Their faces might look similar to people's faces, I have really have met before.
The wiki article on Difficulties with Facial ...
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Is this optical illusion the visual equivalent of binaural beats?
The optical motional illusion shown below, makes your brain see some motion, where there is none.
In my opinion it's fascinating, although after a while you get a headache. It reminds me of ...
