How is the Indian concept of Maya helpful (in an analogous way) in understanding how deception works in neuroscience?
The Indian concept of Maya is helpful in understanding how deception works in neuroscience because things aren't always what they seem. Our perception of when some things happen may be different than when they actually happen. This is so because we have perceptual experiences when the sensory integration of our chemical senses and our visual, auditory, and kinesthetic systems occur. The messages being sent to our internal brain processes from external sources are interpreted differently than what is really occurring. I found it rather interesting to know that our brains are making decisions prior to us even being aware of what that decision will be.
This means that in reality we are and will always be living in the past. Even if it is by seconds or minutes, by the time the messages of a specific occurrence being transmitted through our eyes and into our brain, it has already happened and has moved onto the next thing. This is where the deception occurs. We think we are seeing a beautiful sunset happening right before our eyes, when in reality the initial process has already taken place moments before. It is to say that any given event occurring at any given time, has already happened by the time we perceive it. It is a never ending cycle that helps us understand how deception works in neuroscience.
The Indian concept of Maya is helpful in understanding how deception works in neuroscience because things aren't always what they seem. Our perception of when some things happen may be different than when they actually happen. This is so because we have perceptual experiences when the sensory integration of our chemical senses and our visual, auditory, and kinesthetic systems occur. The messages being sent to our internal brain processes from external sources are interpreted differently than what is really occurring. I found it rather interesting to know that our brains are making decisions prior to us even being aware of what that decision will be.
This means that in reality we are and will always be living in the past. Even if it is by seconds or minutes, by the time the messages of a specific occurrence being transmitted through our eyes and into our brain, it has already happened and has moved onto the next thing. This is where the deception occurs. We think we are seeing a beautiful sunset happening right before our eyes, when in reality the initial process has already taken place moments before. It is to say that any given event occurring at any given time, has already happened by the time we perceive it. It is a never ending cycle that helps us understand how deception works in neuroscience.
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