I heard somebody explain yesterday that information our brain gets from the outside world is 80% sensory input, followed by 20% internal feedback.<\/p>\n
The basic concept is that the brain needs a certain amount of internal reinforcement to make sure that incoming information actually registers. Otherwise, it would immediately become wiped away by new sensory data, before we have a chance to evaluate it.<\/p>\n
If this factoid is true, it means that while most of what you think you perceive is really coming from the world around you, about 1\/5 is actually being generated by your own brain, in a way that to you will appear indistinguishable from actual reality.<\/p>\n
Which is something to keep in mind the next time you doubt your senses. It might be because you are really experiencing 80% reality followed by 20% internal feedback.<\/p>\n
Unless of course you are discussing politics. In that case, as everybody knows, it’s about 20% reality and 80% internal feedback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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