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Suzanne O'Sullivan

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Reality is not as it seems.

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences December 1, 2019 Steve Paulson, Donald D Hoffman, Suzanne O'Sullivan

The prevalent view in cognitive science is that we construct our perception of reality in real time. But could we be misinterpreting the content of our perceptual experiences? Does what we perceive with our brain and senses reflect the true nature of reality? Might evolution have shaped our perceptions to guide adaptive behavior, without enabling us to see reality as it actually is? In a...