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See, hear, smell... we experience our sensations so everyday that they seem almost banal. But these windows into the world speak different languages - sound and touch are physical stimuli, smelling and tasting chemical, seeing lies between waves and particles - and all these languages must be translated into those of the nerves. And this is where the miracles from the engine room begin. Further up, on the more psychological levels, perceptions are deceived and there are interesting effects. Also interesting: Why can we perceive beauty? And then there's us - more precisely: our self. This is also a matter of perception.
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Perception
The term describes the complex process of gathering and processing information from stimuli in the environment and from the internal states of a living being. The brain combines the information, which is perceived partly consciously and partly unconsciously, into a subjectively meaningful overall impression. If the data it receives from the sensory organs is insufficient for this, it supplements it with empirical values. This can lead to misinterpretations and explains why we succumb to optical illusions or fall for magic tricks.
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