New Brain Research Shows We Don’t See in the Present

New Brain Research Shows We Don’t See in the Present
Our brains may be working to see different images over time as a related series, causing us to misperceive them as being more similar than they actually are. Dennis van de Water/Shutterstock
Jennifer Margulis
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The human body is a marvel on a level that can be hard to grasp with our limited human brains.

With all that we know now about human anatomy, there are still many enduring mysteries about the way our bodies work, especially our brains. One of the most enduring of these mysteries is exactly how, with all the visual input constantly bombarding our eyes, we humans manage to have a stable view of the world.

Jennifer Margulis
Jennifer Margulis
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Jennifer Margulis, Ph.D., is an award-winning journalist and author of “Your Baby, Your Way: Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Parenting Decisions for a Happier, Healthier Family.” A Fulbright awardee and mother of four, she has worked on a child survival campaign in West Africa, advocated for an end to child slavery in Pakistan on prime-time TV in France, and taught post-colonial literature to nontraditional students in inner-city Atlanta. Learn more about her at JenniferMargulis.net
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