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Post by rainshine87 on Apr 7, 2008 14:55:15 GMT -5
I don't know if there are any scientific whizzes on here, but I was curious about something and couldn't find an answer through google or wikipedia. I was wondering if anyone knew what the general speed of perception is. I have read that it is about 30 frames per second, but that's a little useless for what I'm trying to understand it for. I was particularly interested in what it's speed is in relation to light. For example, if it might be a fraction of light speed. I'd be grateful if anyone can give me any information on this, even if it's just numbers which I have to figure out myself.  |
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Post by MagnetMan on Apr 7, 2008 17:41:20 GMT -5
. I was wondering if anyone knew what the general speed of perception is. I have read that it is about 30 frames per second, but that's a little useless for what I'm trying to understand it for. Movie cameras shoot at 24 frames per second. That is slightly in slow motion. Old time cameras shot at 18 frames, that is why all those old movies show higher than normal speed of motion in modern projectors. 22 frames per sec is about right. 24 frames spans one foot of 16mm film per second. Light speed would be 23,569,920,000 16mm frames per second. |
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Post by fay on Apr 7, 2008 23:31:41 GMT -5
well, i am not good at it ,but, i understand it this way.
perception involves the thinking process , which means that the neural activity is happening, which means, the electrical activity is happening in your neurons. so i suppose you have to calculate the speed of electrons passing through your neurons and you will get teh speed of thought or perception.
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Post by piper on Apr 8, 2008 12:05:31 GMT -5
I was just reading about this "Implicit Association Test" ." When photo images flashed so quickly in front of the subject that they can only be detected subliminally, the amygdala, which siganls "Watch Out" (on alarming or distressing photos), is signifigantly more active in response to dangerous photos. If the photos appeared long enough to be processed consciously however the amygdala quieted down and the rational, thoughtful, prefrontal cortex perked up."
Also I know Daniel Goldman author of Social Intelligence has done some work on this.
If I even understand what you are talking about here I think it would be as Fay is saying to caculate that speed at which the amygdala records stimulus... :-)
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Post by Kwan Yu on Apr 8, 2008 23:51:27 GMT -5
It can take a week
for the penny to drop
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Post by Trivium515 on Apr 10, 2008 18:47:46 GMT -5
lol.
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Post by androgyn on Mar 10, 2009 23:29:55 GMT -5
The speed of perception...hmmmm;
well I feel that is probably very relative.
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Post by MagnetMan on Mar 11, 2009 17:58:57 GMT -5
It depends on how long the wheels take to stop revolting   |
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Post by lavender1 on Sept 17, 2009 16:36:02 GMT -5
oh.... lol....  |
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