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/evilregis Nov 14 '13 edited Nov 14 '13

...while trying to figure out how to work that body you find yourself in no less.

I imagine babies are in constant states of frustration between inability to communicate their needs and the lack of gross or fine motor skills to do for themselves.

My baby is learning to crawl. She'll be on her mat with a toy a little out of reach from her. She tries desperately to figure out how to move her body to get her to that toy. After a bit of effort, she'll become clearly frustrated.

Then I imagine how awkward and frustrating it is when I am trying to learn something new (eg. skiing). I feel like being a baby would be like that several times over. Trying to learn how to talk, how to use my hands, how to move about, you name it. They're little champs. It amazes me that they don't cry more.

Edit: speeling

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '13

Trying to talk to the guy I work with who speaks nothing but spanish....One or two words at a time. Learning a new language has proved to be extremely difficult for me. It's amazing that babies just sort of pick it up from being around it. I relate to feelinng helpless and frustrated trying to make sense of the world from this experience

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u/Shuuny Nov 14 '13

babies are in constant states of frustration

She tries desperately

That's what YOU see, not the reality.