The Illusion of Reality
Subscribe Free What if the world you see is not the world as it is, but the world your mind creates? Your sensorial organs lie. But it is not betrayal. It is the way the brain builds reality. We are taught that we see with our eyes, hear with our ears, smell with our noses, taste with our tongues, and sense with our skin. But the truth is different. The eyes are not the ones that see; they only capture light. The ears do not hear; they only receive waves. The nose is a sensor. The tongue and skin, receivers. It is your brain that interprets these fragments and transforms them into a world that feels solid and real. Neuroscience calls this predictive processing . Your brain is not a passive observer. It is a painter, filling in what is missing with predictive models based on memory, emotion, expectation, and imagination. It takes scattered signals and turns them into your personal reality. That is why optical illusions work. That is also why two people can stand in the ...