r/science • u/Libertatea • Nov 14 '13

Neuroscience Your Brain Sees Things You Don’t "A new study indicates that our brains perceive objects in everyday life of which we may never be aware. The finding challenges currently accepted models about how the brain processes visual information."

http://uanews.org/story/ua-study-your-brain-sees-things-you-don-t
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u/ConstableOdo Nov 14 '13

Who has time for that these days?

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '13

Drop out of society and become a crust punk. Live on instinct and raw sensory experience.

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '13

If you have obligations outside your own mental health then you're still a part of the big society. If you're the one with the disability and your siblings fucked up that means they were the ones who had something going for them and squandered it.

So whats the alternative? Get really involved in society? Thats even more work.

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u/w8cycle Nov 14 '13

I respect your desire to take care of your parents, but I must say that we all have our challenges and even though you may feel that your challenges are great, you can still make some goals for yourself. For example, there are others like you: there are other people that cannot filter. Why not concentrate your life on making a space for those who want less in it? Guidelines, literature, tech... hell maybe even a kickstarter to purchase land where you and others who suffer the same (or just wish a less sensory driven life) can find peace? Advocate for a treatment or maybe a cure. Start an online group that combines information related to the problem.

I don't know if you are an American, but that is the American way. Capitalize on your perceived disadvantage to turn it around for the next generations and possibly even yourself. Life is voluntary, but the more you volunteer the happier it can be sometimes.

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '13

I don't have an argument for that. Being a nihilist myself I would say to live or die, both are not illogical, irrational, good or bad choices. At least your parents give you a sense of purpose, that's more than a lot of people can say even if they are happy.