THE BAFFLED BRAIN.

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  • Author(s): Zimmer, Carl (AUTHOR)
  • Source:
    Muse. Jan2022, Vol. 25 Issue 9, p10-13. 4p. 7 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph.
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    • Subject Terms:
      OPTICAL illusions; PEDESTRIANS; NEURONS; CAMCORDERS; PSYCHOLOGISTS
    • Abstract:
      Scientists have discovered that the nerve cells in one patch of your brain are sensitive only to motion. In the sci-ÿ movie ˜ e Matrix, people lie motionless in pods of nutrients while they "dream" that they are living normal lives in the year 1999. Its computer "brain" compared the information from the cameras with examples of surface features that mission team members had uploaded ahead of time. PHOTO (COLOR): Images from the 1999 movie The Matrix PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE). [Extracted from the article]
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