« BackThe neurons that let us see what isn't therearstechnica.comSubmitted by rbanffy 7 days ago
  • pixl97 2 days ago

    When talking about vision and what you see and don't I like bringing up the Your Brain: Perception Deception Nova PBS episode.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU6LfXNeQM4

    Also Your Brain: Who's in control Nova PBS

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ6VOOd73MA

    • kkylin a day ago

      Published paper:

      https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02055-5

      Preprint on biorxiv:

      https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.06.05.543698v1

      • layer8 a day ago

        > In other words, [the visual system] makes “assumptions” about what we’re seeing based on what it already knows.

        Presumably there are also “can’t unsee” neurons similar to that.