““An important consequence of these observations is that our consciousness of unexpected events lags considerably behind the real world. Not only do we consciously perceive only a very small proportion of the sensory signals that bombard us, but when we do, it is with a time lag of at least one-third of a second. In this respect, our brain is like an astronomer who watches for supernovae. Because the speed of light is finite, the news from distant stars takes millions of years to reach us. Likewise, because our brain accumulates evidence at a sluggish speed, the information that we attribute to the conscious “present” is outdated by at least one-third of a second.””
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