7 Ways Your Body Betrays You

by Guest Sat Sep 13, 2014 10:17 am

Illusions

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“Your brain is constantly generating expectations about the world and sending it back to the sensory system, so you interpret it in light of your expectations,” said Alexandre Pouget, a cognitive neuroscience researcher at the University of Geneva.
So, if you’re walking around the block and someone is walking toward you, your brain starts calculating the probability of who it’s likely to be. That’s why you’ll think it’s your next-door neighbor instead of a friend from another town. And most of the time, you’ll be right: "It's counter-intuitive, but it's a smart strategy," Pouget said. "You'd think that you look at a face to figure out the identity of a person, but in fact the brain predicts the probability of who it's likeliest to be mathematically."
You can see how our expectations affect us in optical illusions as well. Take the classic Ponzo Illusion: two lines on a road or railroad track. Because we perceive one as being farther away, we see it as bigger when a ruler proves they are actually the same length.

http://news.discovery.com/human/life/ways-your-body-betrays-you-140912.htm

by Original Quill Sat Sep 13, 2014 4:59 pm

Erections!

It's the one part of the body that completely works against you. You meet a pretty young thing...oh so cute...and you suavely walk up to introduce yourself. Here's the one time you want to be completely cool, and your boy down there has other ideas. **pant, pant...let's go get her, boss! Eh boss, c'mon...**

I mean, how can we have culture and integrity in the world with that boy pitching a tent in your pants? And didja ever try to dance with one?

And when your mum catches you with your new gf in your bedroom after school...I mean, try to convince her you were just showing off your rock collection...with that boy at full mast.

I've always figured erections are your mortal enemy.

by Ben Reilly Sat Sep 13, 2014 5:52 pm

by eddie Sat Sep 13, 2014 6:43 pm

I find erections very hard work.
Firstly there's the pole and the hard ground, and don't get me started on the flaps.

I hate tents.

by Frazzled Sat Sep 13, 2014 8:56 pm

Didge wrote:Illusions

THINKSTOCK
“Your brain is constantly generating expectations about the world and sending it back to the sensory system, so you interpret it in light of your expectations,” said Alexandre Pouget, a cognitive neuroscience researcher at the University of Geneva.
So, if you’re walking around the block and someone is walking toward you, your brain starts calculating the probability of who it’s likely to be. That’s why you’ll think it’s your next-door neighbor instead of a friend from another town. And most of the time, you’ll be right: "It's counter-intuitive, but it's a smart strategy," Pouget said. "You'd think that you look at a face to figure out the identity of a person, but in fact the brain predicts the probability of who it's likeliest to be mathematically."
You can see how our expectations affect us in optical illusions as well. Take the classic Ponzo Illusion: two lines on a road or railroad track. Because we perceive one as being farther away, we see it as bigger when a ruler proves they are actually the same length.

http://news.discovery.com/human/life/ways-your-body-betrays-you-140912.htm

Interesting Didge.

And erm ....... and commiserations on your erection problems boys. Have you tried slamming it in a door ? :::grouch::

by Original Quill Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:21 am

Frazzled wrote:And erm ....... and commiserations on your erection problems boys. Have you tried slamming it in a door ? :::grouch::

Tired of replacing doors.

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by eddie Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:50 am

Quill

by Frazzled Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:55 am

Haha

by Guest Tue Sep 16, 2014 6:06 pm

Original Quill wrote:Erections!

It's the one part of the body that completely works against you. You meet a pretty young thing...oh so cute...and you suavely walk up to introduce yourself. Here's the one time you want to be completely cool, and your boy down there has other ideas. **pant, pant...let's go get her, boss! Eh boss, c'mon...**

I mean, how can we have culture and integrity in the world with that boy pitching a tent in your pants? And didja ever try to dance with one?

And when your mum catches you with your new gf in your bedroom after school...I mean, try to convince her you were just showing off your rock collection...with that boy at full mast.

I've always figured erections are your mortal enemy.

QUILL!!!!