Mental perception can be "fooled"

A fascinating piece on psychology and mental perception appeared in the New York Times.

"[N]euroscientists have shown that they can make [mental roleplaying exercises] physical, creating a “body swapping” illusion that could have a profound effect on a range of therapeutic techniques. At the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience last month, Swedish researchers presented evidence that the brain, when tricked by optical and sensory illusions, can quickly adopt any other human form, no matter how different, as its own."

The end result, through special camera-equipped goggles, creates an alternate point of view by fooling the brain into "inhabiting" the body of another.

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