Hacker News with Generative AI: Perception

How the Brain Distinguishes Memories from Perceptions (quantamagazine.org)
The neural representations of a perceived image and the memory of it are almost the same. New work shows how and why they are different.

Neuroscience, Memory, Perception, Cognitive Science

5 points by Anon84 5 days ago | 0 comments

We See Colors Differently (davidmathlogic.com)

Perception, Psychology, Neuroscience

30 points by ibobev 12 days ago | 7 comments

Social media distorts perceptions of norms (2024) (osf.io)

Social Media, Psychology, Research, Perception, Norms

108 points by TaurenHunter 13 days ago | 118 comments

Look Deep into the Mind's Eye (carlzimmer.com)
One day in 2005, a retired building surveyor in Edinburgh visited his doctor with a strange complaint: His mind’s eye had suddenly gone blind.

Science, Neuroscience, Health, Perception

3 points by andsoitis 42 days ago | 0 comments

Ticker Tape Synesthesia (thesynesthesiatree.com)
"Ticker taping" consists of automatically visualising written words in the form of subtitles when hearing other people speak. It can also occur with one’s own speech and/or with internal dialogue, i.e. verbal thinking.

Synesthesia, Perception, Language, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science

47 points by daverol 70 days ago | 22 comments

'Visual clutter' alters information flow in the brain (news.yale.edu)
Too much stuff in the periphery of our vision can make it difficult to identify what we’re seeing. Yale researchers now know how that clutter affects the brain.

Neuroscience, Vision, Psychology, Perception

230 points by gnabgib 87 days ago | 102 comments

People who are colorblind are less likely to be picky eaters (theconversation.com)
The seventh season of Julia Child’s “The French Chef,” the first of the television series to air in color, revealed how color can change the experience of food.

Colorblindness, Food, Perception, Television

61 points by zdw 129 days ago | 27 comments

A rare disorder makes people see monsters (newyorker.com)

Medical Conditions, Psychology, Perception

156 points by prismatic 169 days ago | 116 comments

The "uncanny" is the experience of a loss of control (medium.com)

Psychology, Human Experience, Control, Perception

73 points by background 219 days ago | 37 comments

Stupid Slow: The Perceived Speed of Computers (datagubbe.se)

Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience, Perception

97 points by zdw 225 days ago | 94 comments

Perception of when old age starts has increased over time, shows study (theguardian.com)

Age, Perception, Social Sciences, Sociology, Research

34 points by Brajeshwar 269 days ago | 60 comments

Ask HN: What movies changed your perception of reality or life? (ycombinator.com)

Movies, Perception, Life, Reality

120 points by metadat 278 days ago | 226 comments