This will trip you out! (use headphones)

3 Commentsby   |  03.21.11  |  Beginning of Scientific Psychology (Part III)

Virtual Haircut

As we watched the TedTalk on the Phantom limbs a couple weeks ago a friend of mine brought up and showed me this audio excerpt. As the study of physiology grew and Scientists are starting to make more and more connections between the brain and the mind they are starting to understand that psychology has much more than behavioral processes. As the ted talk showed us the brain can play tricks on us and vice versa fairly easily. When we visually stimulate the brain to think that our tightened phantom limb is being stretched out by using the mirror box, we can see a very distinct connection between our physical and mental processing. When watching this video correctly it can have similar effects.  By adjusting the volume and audio densities in this clip we tick our brain into experiencing and almost visualizing a haircut.  I think it is so interesting and also creepy how easily our senses and manipulate our brains into experiences.  This clip will make you think, and view your brains capacity for auditory sensory competently differently.

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  1. Derek Mar
    11:26 pm, 03.21.11

    Haha yes, the audio did trip me out!! Especially the plastic bag at the beginning of the clip. It is fascinating how much information that our brain can fill in just from listening to an audio clip. I agree the connections between the mind and body are very powerful.

  2. Lindsey Fleming
    11:51 pm, 03.21.11

    I think it’s interesting how much we underestimate our minds. There is so much more potential in human creativity and imagination because we were made like our creator, but we somehow manage to stifle a lot of it. I wonder if there will ever come a time when all human potential will be tapped into or if perhaps, that is just a part of the fall. Maybe in heaven.

  3. Candice Watson
    11:53 pm, 03.21.11

    That was crazy. I literally flinched several times trying to get away from imaginary people giving me an imaginary haircut. Thanks for sharing, it is amazing how our mind can trick us and how we can trick our minds!

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