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| Dr. Zafirides |
Posted - 03/24/2012 : 14:18:10
Hi everyone.
My latest podcast episode at The Healthy Mind website (http://www.thehealthymind.com/2012/03/20/3502/) discusses the psychology behind selective attention.
Feel free to listen to the podcast, but before you do, you may want to check out the video and see how YOU perform on the test (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo) . The video is only about 1 minute long, but a ton of fun. For many of you, it will blow you away.
Additionally, I wrote a more detailed analysis of this phenomenon and how it relates to TMS at the TMS Wiki, which you can find here: http://tmswiki.org/ppd/The_Invisible_Gorilla_and...TMS%3F,_by_Peter_Zafirides,_MD
I hope in some small way, this information helps you.
Kindly,
Peter Zafirides |
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| Dr. Zafirides |
Posted - 03/28/2012 : 20:04:35
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Originally posted by Allan
I think that this is a good illustration of the brain telling the body what to do. The brain is instructed to concentrate on the white players and, so to speak, filter out other stuff. And the brain does it very well. It is a very good proof of the inventor's hypothesis regarding selection by the brain.
This video is a good example to illustrate the pain of TMS. The gorilla represents the negative emotions we push away from our consciousness (anger, rage, existential despair, etc) while the people with the balls represent the actual pain. The pain is at the forefront and we focus so much upon it (like the people with the balls in the video), that we can't see or don't even realize the REAL cause of the pain - emotion - (or, the gorilla in this example) is just out of our awareness/consciousness.
Selective attention, distraction via pain = TMS symptoms.
-Dr. Z
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| Dr. Zafirides |
Posted - 03/28/2012 : 19:59:10
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Originally posted by Marlawantstohike
I don't know what it says about me but I saw the gorilla but only in a flash in the edge of my view while checking for balls thrown. Didn't see him walk in but just a flash of him standing in the middle.
You are not alone!! Most don't see it! The complexity of the human mind....
Dr. Z |
| Allan |
Posted - 03/26/2012 : 18:40:01
I think that this is a good illustration of the brain telling the body what to do. The brain is instructed to concentrate on the white players and, so to speak, filter out other stuff. And the brain does it very well. It is a very good proof of the inventor's hypothesis regarding selection by the brain. |
| Marlawantstohike |
Posted - 03/26/2012 : 11:40:21
I don't know what it says about me but I saw the gorilla but only in a flash in the edge of my view while checking for balls thrown. Didn't see him walk in but just a flash of him standing in the middle. |
| Dr. Zafirides |
Posted - 03/26/2012 : 08:32:47
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Originally posted by lara
Wow! i conted 14 times BUT DIDN'T SEE THE GORILLA AT ALL!
Thanks for posting this Dr.
Lara
Pretty amazing, right? I missed the gorilla the first time I watched the video as well. It blew me away...
Dr. Z
Kindly,
Peter Zafirides, MD
http://www.thehealthymind.com |
| Dr. Zafirides |
Posted - 03/26/2012 : 08:31:25
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Originally posted by lynnl
Dr Zafirides, I have enjoyed and appreciated the comments you've contributed here.
But to be honest, regarding the podcast you mentioned here, I connected to it, and after what seemed like 5 or 10 minutes I found myself wondering "when is he going to get to the point?" I finally just gave up and disconnected, so I know nothing about the content.
Maybe it's just me; maybe I'm just much more impatient than most. But I just think there's far too much introduction and lead-in. Of course your presentation is by no means unique in that regard, by my standards. In fact that's far too common here in the cyber world.
I'm just intending those comments as honest feedback.
Lynn
Lynn,
I really do appreciate your feedback, Lynn. I want to make the podcasts as informative and engaging as possible, so everyone's input is valuable to me. Thank you for honestly expressing your feelings!
Dr. Z
Kindly,
Peter Zafirides, MD
http://www.thehealthymind.com |
| bryan3000 |
Posted - 03/25/2012 : 23:22:09
Great show doc!
I love the upbeat nature and appreciate the can-do approach you employ.
Hope you continue to crank these out. Very enlightening.
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| lynnl |
Posted - 03/25/2012 : 15:39:32
Dr Zafirides, I have enjoyed and appreciated the comments you've contributed here.
But to be honest, regarding the podcast you mentioned here, I connected to it, and after what seemed like 5 or 10 minutes I found myself wondering "when is he going to get to the point?" I finally just gave up and disconnected, so I know nothing about the content.
Maybe it's just me; maybe I'm just much more impatient than most. But I just think there's far too much introduction and lead-in. Of course your presentation is by no means unique in that regard, by my standards. In fact that's far too common here in the cyber world.
I'm just intending those comments as honest feedback.
Lynn |
| sue1012 |
Posted - 03/25/2012 : 11:29:37
Same here!! Interesting!
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| lara |
Posted - 03/25/2012 : 10:59:29
Wow! i conted 14 times BUT DIDN'T SEE THE GORILLA AT ALL!
Thanks for posting this Dr.
Lara |
