http://www.schoolofthinking.org/2008/ten-facts-about-your-brain-2/ Escape - Search - Think Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:53:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.schoolofthinking.org/2008/ten-facts-about-your-brain-2/#comment-43202 George Kruszewski Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:07:25 +0000 http://www.schoolofthinking.org/2008/ten-facts-about-your-brain-2/#comment-43202 The optic nerve contains 1.2 million nerve fibers. This number is low compared to the roughly 100 million photoreceptors in the retina, and implies that substantial pre-processing takes place in the retina before the signals are sent to the brain through the optic nerve. (Wikipedia) Do eyes block 99% of reality, in favour of current memes, perceptions? We see what we want to see and resist reality which changes our mind. The optic nerve contains 1.2 million nerve fibers. This number is low compared to the roughly 100 million photoreceptors in the retina, and implies that substantial pre-processing takes place in the retina before the signals are sent to the brain through the optic nerve. (Wikipedia)
Do eyes block 99% of reality, in favour of current memes, perceptions?
We see what we want to see and resist reality which changes our mind.

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