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One of the most pervasive mistakes is to believe that our visual system gives a faithful representation of what is out there in the same way that a movie camera would.

One of the most pervasive mistakes is to believe that our visual system gives a faithful representation of what is "out there" in the same way that a movie camera would.

David Eagleman
Mistake, Believe, Giving
David Eagleman (2011). “Incognito: The Secret Lives of The Brain”, p.25, Canongate Books

Just give the brain the information and it will figure it out.

David Eagleman
Giving, Brain, Information
David Eagleman (2011). “Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain”, p.54, Vintage

At least 15 percent of human females possess a genetic mutation that gives them an extra (fourth) type of color photoreceptor - and this allows them to discriminate between colors that look identical to the majority of us with a mere three types of color photoreceptors.

David Eagleman
Color, Giving, Female
David Eagleman (2011). “Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain”, p.54, Vintage

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