tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217817228764059649.comments2023-12-16T00:35:06.104-08:00Science in the cloudsIsabel Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00724636726605405730noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217817228764059649.post-21657034232487032582013-10-10T15:49:08.818-07:002013-10-10T15:49:08.818-07:00I agree that the experiments in the article are qu...I agree that the experiments in the article are quite interesting, These optical illusions remind me about an optical illusion experiment in my psychology book where they had hypnotized some volunteers and took a PET scan while they were shown two rectangles, one color, and one grey and black. They had the volunteers "drain" color from the rectangle and add to the grey rectangle. This shows those were hallucinations. I think this is comparable because our mind shows us what we want to be shown. If we are told something our mind thinks its true, and if it is not, our mind tries to make it true. Dan Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217817228764059649.post-13038201666008986772013-10-09T15:57:04.968-07:002013-10-09T15:57:04.968-07:00when we see things the information enters through ...when we see things the information enters through our eyes and is transformed into electrical signals which are carried down our optic nerve to our occipital lobe which is the primary region for reviving visual information. the thalamus then processes the sensory information. our perception of the optical illusion is what our thalamus makes it. so the lag that allows the optical illusion to happen is due to a lag in our thalamuserin mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217817228764059649.post-10488245451084733612013-10-05T13:45:19.826-07:002013-10-05T13:45:19.826-07:00I feel that the experiments described above make f...I feel that the experiments described above make for an interesting comment on selective perception, and make one wonder how much of what we perceive is assumed. There is a missed transition in a sequence of events, such as the the quick altering of a picture, and to make up for that which could not be perceived, our mind offers a suggestion. As this suggestion is universal, one would have to imagine the brain has a preconceived notion as to how the world works, or ,rather, more likely a learned notion. Perhaps the brain has been trained through daily observation of the world's workings what to expect out of our environment. Would a mind exposed to a world with starkly different patterns of motion and images experience the same optical illusion?George Crosbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217817228764059649.post-17003338428125900052013-05-08T11:02:09.571-07:002013-05-08T11:02:09.571-07:00This is cool!
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Thank you for your comment. You'...Dear Allison,<br />Thank you for your comment. You're absolutely right about everything. I meant that in comparison with dialysis, a transplant restores kidney function and the symptoms of the disease are (mostly) 'cured'. But certainly from the point of view of the patient and given that transplanted kidneys have a limited life-time, kidney transplants are a treatment, not a cure. Thanks for clearing that out. This research is promising, and even though it might take many years until it reaches the clinical setting, in principle it should work with humans (we hope it will).<br />Best wishes,<br />IsabelIsabel Torreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00724636726605405730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217817228764059649.post-69370750761871750172013-04-19T08:35:55.060-07:002013-04-19T08:35:55.060-07:00My brother recently started receiving treatment f...My brother recently started receiving <a href="http://www.scoliosiscorrectioncenter.com/" rel="nofollow"> treatment for scoliosis</a>, so I find myself reading up on it a lot lately. This is an extremely interesting piece of information! I sent him the link. Thanks for sharing<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06048658177329809248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217817228764059649.post-67952638459709282172013-04-19T08:28:44.761-07:002013-04-19T08:28:44.761-07:00Thanks for posting about this research. As someon...Thanks for posting about this research. As someone about to receive a second kidney transplant, I wanted to clarify that kidney transplants do not actually cure kidney failure. Rather, they are considered a form of treatment, much like dialysis only much better for the patient (provided the patient can deal with the side effects of the immunosuppressant medications). Further, people with kidney transplants (or any transplant for that matter) take medication for the life of the organ, not the rest of their lives (although that's the hope if you get a transplant!). In the case of kidney transplants, cadaveric kidneys last on average 10-12 years while living related donated kidneys last an average of 15 years. Some last much longer, some much shorter than that. Many of us with chronic kidney disease and kidney failure are looking with hope at the kind of research you reported here. Thank you.<br /><br />Kind regards,<br />Allison KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217817228764059649.post-58644456572452556742013-03-22T03:11:59.507-07:002013-03-22T03:11:59.507-07:00Fascinating! Thank you for thisFascinating! Thank you for thisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09313146871964855320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217817228764059649.post-5424160466991898382013-02-14T22:47:19.603-08:002013-02-14T22:47:19.603-08:00Oh really is it possible through a navigation syst...Oh really is it possible through a navigation system. 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The numbers are shocking indeed, ...Thank you Blake. The numbers are shocking indeed, but hopefully more countries will join the WHO FCTC and start implementing anti-smoking policies. Providing objective evidence-based information on the health hazards of smoking often is the most effective way to help smokers quit. I hope you uncle will stop.Isabel Torreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00724636726605405730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217817228764059649.post-40489360849452191692013-01-02T06:07:08.544-08:002013-01-02T06:07:08.544-08:00There is no doubt that smoking is the world's ...There is no doubt that smoking is the world's biggest killer, in my opinion such kind of bans are necessary, people might quit or switch to alternatives of it like electronic cigarettes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054959621286605464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217817228764059649.post-35909653189660632712013-01-02T01:57:40.052-08:002013-01-02T01:57:40.052-08:00Damn, over 5 million people every year die because...Damn, over 5 million people every year die because of smoking, this is serious, i will definitely share this information with my uncle who is a heavy smoker, thanks for sharing this with us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07131758577812416575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217817228764059649.post-32315408929601541762012-12-09T15:23:26.745-08:002012-12-09T15:23:26.745-08:00I think that a great way to lower the deaths cause...I think that a great way to lower the deaths caused by smoking and lower the amount of people that do smoke is to keep banning smoking wherever it is possible to. The more places that have smoking banned, means the more other places will start to ban smoking too. Places that do not have smoking banned will look around to all of the places that do and that's when "Conformity" will come into place. Conformity is adjusting your opinions or judgments so that it matches those of other people, or the norms of a social group or situation. Seeing all of the other places that have smoking banned will cause the places that dont have it banned wanting to conform and be part of the "norm" and so they will ban smoking there too. The more places with banned smoking, the less people will actually be smoking, causing less people to get diseases from smoking, and causing less people to die from smoking. Conformity can be a big role in the attempt to reduce the deaths from smoking, because people do not want to be different or feel out of place, so if smoking is banned, they will not want to smoke because they do not want to be the only ones doing it and feel different or left out.<br /><br />Michael Timmermannnoreply@blogger.com