CAS PS 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Empiricism, Sensory System, Saccade
9 Sep 2016
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Two theories on how our senses restrict our reality. We can only see visible light limits view of the world. It"s complex: if it was easy, we would have figured it out by now. It yields an output (our percept) that is different from input: fovea: area where receptors are more densely packed see a lot of detail, very small. Saccade: keeps entire image clear by quickly moving around. Most of it eludes our awareness: moonwalking bear experiment. It changes based on our previous experiences: once you see a difference between pictures, you can find it very time. Perception and sense of reality are products of evolution: sensory systems provide survival advantages, some species can sense energies that humans cannot, ex.
