People often find themselves noticing a movement someone makes from the corner of their eyes and immediately anticipating their next move, without knowing the overall situation. This experience is investigated by the latest research published by Scientific Reports, which examined this occurrence, revealing that our brains aren't simply dependent on visual cues for the perception of motion, but more complex than that, we utilize the knowledge of our body. More simply put, we can observe movement according to our subconscious knowledge of how our body moves, despite the mechanics involved in that motion not being in our field of vision.
What's more, this study reinforces the concepts from our class reading regarding perceptions that are unconscious to us. It's reminiscent of how we are influenced by subliminal smells, which can alter our moods or behavior, as discussed in Chapter 4 of See What I'm Saying by Lawrence D. Rosenblum. This research also demonstrates that our perception of motion is predominantly shaped by our subconscious. It seems that our brain does the heavy lifting by utilizing our body’s biomechanical knowledge, such as joint and posture constraints, to compensate for a lack of visual cues. Additionally, this idea elaborates on what we have been learning in the reading so far about the many components involved in our senses, which allows us to assimilate and foresee based on internal structures. So, we shouldn't just take what we see at face value because it's our expectation of what our bodies do that frames our perception. If this foretelling ability has such an immense effect on our perception, then the knowledge we have of our body may be the secret super sense we haven't acknowledged.
Parmigiani, S., Sebastiano, A. R., Romeo, M., Cattaneo, L., Garbarini, F., & Sinigaglia, C. (2025). How body knowledge shapes motion perception. Scientific Reports, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025- 00213-0
I loved reading about this in chapter 4! Motion being linked with our brains is not something I ever considered honestly. But with this class, its important because it teaches us movements we do during the day, that we never even think of.
ReplyDeleteWe all have different brains. There are individuals who are book smart and street smart. Many people are book smart. Others are street smart. When someone is struggling with learning in school or doing assignments independently, they have a learning disability. Individuals with learning disabilities get placed into special education. People with no learning disability get placed into general education. Brains gets better if individuals focus on their biomechanics and motor learning skills. A good memory helps us remember what is going on present and past. People with better memories can recall what happened at anytime. However, not everyone has a good memory. We all have different DNAs. For example, some individuals may not be smart like others. Some people work their brain at a faster pace. Others work their brain at a slower pace.
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