mercredi 24 octobre 2007

The emerging mind

Our ability to perceive the world around us seems so effortless that we tend to take it for granted. But just think of what's involved. You have two tiny upside down distorted images inside your eyeballs but what you see is a vivid three-dimensional world out there in front of you and this transformation is nothing short of a miracle. How does it come about?
Listen to this BBC Reith lecture by Vilayanur S. Ramachandran