To say that blind sight is strong evidence to suggest that animals do not possess consciousness is extremely wrong. To be conscious is to be aware. The man WAS conscious of something, even if he wasn't seeing it in the normal sense. Animals are conscious, even if the consciousness is different from what we think of as normal. It is obvious animals feel pain, and they remember faces and names. They will shy away from you if you are repeatedly cruel to them, and they will remember you.
@WorldsBestMom1 No, most people who are blind, do not have blind sight. Being blind in the standard sense is where their is damage to the eye, or the optic nerve. This means that there is no visual data what so ever sent to the brain. With regards to blind sight, this is where the eyes still function, but part of the brain has been damaged causing it not to see. But other functions of the brain to do with vision, like motion sensing can remain intact and in the mind see direction, but not 'see'
This has got to be the most irritating and confusing naming for a series of movies on youtube. Why not "Episode 1 - Part 3"? It's like watching all of the episodes is a neurological test itself! :D
Thank you so much for uploading them, LennyBound, this is just fascinating stuff that everybody should see!
@kpirooz92 i feel like i have a neurological disorder where I can't detect out of sync videos because I didn't even know it was out of sync till I read this.
Or you could use a series of mirrors, making the light travel one second before reaching your eyes. Unfortunately the combined distance between those mirrors would have to be 300.000km. So you solution probably works better
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It sounds interesting, yet I don't know the whole story. I'm guessing, it's about these certain people who see things or are taken over by demon-like things. I'm not an expert at this.
Its about neurological abnormalities and how Neurologists deduce what certain areas of the brain are responsible for - one can tell what a certain area of the brain is responsible for when damage occurs to it, and behavior and ability noticably change due to that damage.
its about people who r blind but can see and what causes this. The guy in the video cannot see the dot on the pc screen, but he can tell u which way its moving correctly when u move it.
and there r no demons, the video provides a perfectly natural explanation for this (only their reflexive visual pathway survived). There r ppl who hav a missing hand or other limb (due to amputation) but who still feel pain there, this happens because the brain rewires itself.
It shows that consciousness arises when the mind 'recognizes' images that appear to be a prelude of a stimulating event or situation, such as fleeing, fighting, food or sexual action. Everything we are consciouss of may be a connotation related with one of these actions or situation.
its quite plausible that the ordinarily state of the brain, associated with everyday mundane experience of conscious reality , is for some reason geared toward neglecting many higher dimensions of phenomenal reality. interestingly, some of these dimensions, not all, are accessible through the use of various substances.
people say that drugs are "counciouss expanding" (sry spelling i´m german) but are they? isn´t a counciouss that can interpret the reality the best possible, the most expanded one? I think so, because that´s the actual job of our brains evolutionary, getting the best image of reality. I used almost all common drugs so far, did they expand my image of reality? No they fucked up my brain as it doesn´t work properly anymore as it is supposed to do. I´m sober now and I feel good
However, I would only defend some of the psychedelics, (I have used shit like cocaine, it is awful), in that they most definitively give you multiple perspectives to reality, and revel a more "truthful" recognition of the fact that there can't possibly be a best image of reality. One can call it whatever, mind expansion, submersion, subversion, perversion etc.
Since you have had experience with these substances, as you say, you know that lsd for example, forces us to reflect upon the neglected corners, traumatic and repressed kernels of our experience - these are certainly part of our natural evolutionary reality, won't you agree? It can be frightening, and utterly unbelievable, but... there it is.
1) Drugs are often associated with positive "mind expansion," an enriching experience that will somehow better your life? I more or less agree with what you are saying here, No, drugs can fuck you up pretty bad.
When you are healthy, with a stable psyche but you have maybe some unresolved traumatas, halluzinogenes can maybe help you to "explore" them, logically work on them and therefor solve them. But when you have a genetically tendency to psychosis like me (induced by cannabis) literally all substances create psychotic effects on you. cocaine?, I get schizophrenic, too. Same paranoid state as when I smoke some weed. Even exzessive drinking transfers me into a scared wussbag. I´m german good english?
yeah man, drugs should be used carefully, avoided if they create more negative effects than positively impact your life in some way for something productive, art philosophy etc. Your english is pretty good, its not my native tongue either.
Think of all the nasty stuff that's floating around us that we just can't perceive
MrFingerSub 6 days ago
It's like when he doesnt register the left side of his brain his world goes back to 2-d thats intriguing
intrga 2 months ago
I'm glad there is an example of someone consciously seeing something at 2:04. I never would have understood that without the train.
Ooska 3 months ago
To say that blind sight is strong evidence to suggest that animals do not possess consciousness is extremely wrong. To be conscious is to be aware. The man WAS conscious of something, even if he wasn't seeing it in the normal sense. Animals are conscious, even if the consciousness is different from what we think of as normal. It is obvious animals feel pain, and they remember faces and names. They will shy away from you if you are repeatedly cruel to them, and they will remember you.
1simonmatthews 4 months ago
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1simonmatthews 4 months ago
The neglect thing reminds me of the perception filter from Doctor Who. Kind of the same concept. Who knew that was a real thing?
NekoSOM 5 months ago
Do most blind people have blind sight? and if not, then why don't they?
WorldsBestMom1 7 months ago
@WorldsBestMom1 No, most people who are blind, do not have blind sight. Being blind in the standard sense is where their is damage to the eye, or the optic nerve. This means that there is no visual data what so ever sent to the brain. With regards to blind sight, this is where the eyes still function, but part of the brain has been damaged causing it not to see. But other functions of the brain to do with vision, like motion sensing can remain intact and in the mind see direction, but not 'see'
Masterofspaces 7 months ago
@Masterofspaces Thank you. that cleared up a lot!
WorldsBestMom1 3 months ago
Maybe he's not looking to the left because thats where his wife is :P ZING!
ChesterGreeneMusic 8 months ago
2:00 nice little acid flashback there ;)
pumitaproductions 10 months ago
The brain can do anything you have the ability to think of.you just have to figure out how.
lucydiamonds7 10 months ago
0 Dislikes. Ramachandran has that affect on the brain.
Herv3 11 months ago
This has got to be the most irritating and confusing naming for a series of movies on youtube. Why not "Episode 1 - Part 3"? It's like watching all of the episodes is a neurological test itself! :D
Thank you so much for uploading them, LennyBound, this is just fascinating stuff that everybody should see!
ffhaksf 1 year ago
@kpirooz92 i never thought of doing that.... its brilliant!!!
itsvoogle 1 year ago
this doc is brilliant. thanks for uploading it.
Pawla89 2 years ago 9
This movie makes me seem like I have a neurological disorder that makes audition and vision out of sync.
In the spirt of Ramachandran, I found a solution.
The solution was just to open another window and get the audio from there, starting the audio one second after the video.
kpirooz92 2 years ago 43
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lol
Naymad 1 year ago
@kpirooz92 i feel like i have a neurological disorder where I can't detect out of sync videos because I didn't even know it was out of sync till I read this.
radicalaceshasbrin 1 year ago
@kpirooz92
Or you could use a series of mirrors, making the light travel one second before reaching your eyes. Unfortunately the combined distance between those mirrors would have to be 300.000km. So you solution probably works better
fritspas 11 months ago
OMG! REPTILIAN AT 02:46 !!!
AkeyBakey 3 years ago
Thank you for uploading this video!
I'm currently doing revisions on my neuroscience module and this video makes it more interesting!
it really helps! =)
obinrobin31 3 years ago
Man, this is interesting and everything but it is horrible. It's horrible to imagine what it must be to suffer from that.
mrpossibilities 3 years ago 4
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It sounds interesting, yet I don't know the whole story. I'm guessing, it's about these certain people who see things or are taken over by demon-like things. I'm not an expert at this.
undesse 3 years ago
Its about neurological abnormalities and how Neurologists deduce what certain areas of the brain are responsible for - one can tell what a certain area of the brain is responsible for when damage occurs to it, and behavior and ability noticably change due to that damage.
StephenWebb1980 3 years ago 2
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I'm confused. What is this story about?
undesse 3 years ago
its about people who r blind but can see and what causes this. The guy in the video cannot see the dot on the pc screen, but he can tell u which way its moving correctly when u move it.
and there r no demons, the video provides a perfectly natural explanation for this (only their reflexive visual pathway survived). There r ppl who hav a missing hand or other limb (due to amputation) but who still feel pain there, this happens because the brain rewires itself.
banda106 3 years ago 2
It shows that consciousness arises when the mind 'recognizes' images that appear to be a prelude of a stimulating event or situation, such as fleeing, fighting, food or sexual action. Everything we are consciouss of may be a connotation related with one of these actions or situation.
August1977 3 years ago
its quite plausible that the ordinarily state of the brain, associated with everyday mundane experience of conscious reality , is for some reason geared toward neglecting many higher dimensions of phenomenal reality. interestingly, some of these dimensions, not all, are accessible through the use of various substances.
naumanhumayun 4 years ago
people say that drugs are "counciouss expanding" (sry spelling i´m german) but are they? isn´t a counciouss that can interpret the reality the best possible, the most expanded one? I think so, because that´s the actual job of our brains evolutionary, getting the best image of reality. I used almost all common drugs so far, did they expand my image of reality? No they fucked up my brain as it doesn´t work properly anymore as it is supposed to do. I´m sober now and I feel good
MaHic0 4 years ago
However, I would only defend some of the psychedelics, (I have used shit like cocaine, it is awful), in that they most definitively give you multiple perspectives to reality, and revel a more "truthful" recognition of the fact that there can't possibly be a best image of reality. One can call it whatever, mind expansion, submersion, subversion, perversion etc.
naumanhumayun 4 years ago
Since you have had experience with these substances, as you say, you know that lsd for example, forces us to reflect upon the neglected corners, traumatic and repressed kernels of our experience - these are certainly part of our natural evolutionary reality, won't you agree? It can be frightening, and utterly unbelievable, but... there it is.
naumanhumayun 4 years ago
1) Drugs are often associated with positive "mind expansion," an enriching experience that will somehow better your life? I more or less agree with what you are saying here, No, drugs can fuck you up pretty bad.
naumanhumayun 4 years ago
When you are healthy, with a stable psyche but you have maybe some unresolved traumatas, halluzinogenes can maybe help you to "explore" them, logically work on them and therefor solve them. But when you have a genetically tendency to psychosis like me (induced by cannabis) literally all substances create psychotic effects on you. cocaine?, I get schizophrenic, too. Same paranoid state as when I smoke some weed. Even exzessive drinking transfers me into a scared wussbag. I´m german good english?
MaHic0 4 years ago
yeah man, drugs should be used carefully, avoided if they create more negative effects than positively impact your life in some way for something productive, art philosophy etc. Your english is pretty good, its not my native tongue either.
naumanhumayun 4 years ago