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1: Time Illusions, Electric Bees, and Fakespeares

Oct 7, 2021
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INSIGHT

Perception of Simultaneity Window

  • Our perception of simultaneity has a time window where visual and auditory events seem simultaneous despite natural speed differences.
  • This explains how clapping hands seems simultaneous even though sound travels slower than light.
ANECDOTE

Adapting to Control Lag Anecdote

  • Players adapted to a 235 ms delay when controlling a videogame ship, making delayed feedback feel simultaneous.
  • When delay was removed, performance dropped drastically, showing brain recalibration to lag.
INSIGHT

Motor-Sensory Recalibration Illusion

  • Motor-sensory recalibration can create an illusion reversing the order of action and sensation perception.
  • This shows our brain can reorder time perception, making lights seem to turn on before the switch is flipped.
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