Andrew Huberman· PhD
What if we induce that illusion of proximity? What if we can induce a visual illusion, a visual experience that approximates what the real rats and mice were actually experiencing as they got closer?
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What if we induce that illusion of proximity? What if we can induce a visual illusion, a visual experience that approximates what the real rats and mice were actually experiencing as they got closer?
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So what we know is that inducing that narrowed focus of attention is creating an illusion of proximity, that goal looks closer to them. And then there's all kinds of downstream, motivational and psychological effects that happen from feeling like you're closer, by visually misperceiving that space, it can have a really positive consequence.