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Ep31 rebroadcast "Why do we see #TheDress differently?"

Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

CHAPTER

The Cognitive Processes Behind Visual Perception

This chapter explores how our brains interpret visual information through the lens of past experiences and assumptions. It highlights key ideas from Hermann von Helmholtz and discusses the roles of unconscious inference and Bayes' theorem in shaping our perceptions.

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