The Science Behind the Science Fiction
In my book, Mission: Subhero, I talk about a little known scientific study that is rather spooky, if you think about it too long.
It reveals that decisions we think we make are showing up in brain scans anywhere from 6-10 seconds before we 'make' the decision. What does that mean?
Is this decision coming from some other source? It is, like some have speculated, that our brain is comprised of conscious and subconscious, and it is this subconscious that is quicker than the conscious? If so, how do we consciously catch up with something like that? And would it be beneficial?
So many questions go through my head with this type of information. The result is so speculative that many different scenarios could be put into theory around them. Which is where Mission: Subhero came from. (Probably a few thousand six-second intervals before it got put down on cyberpaper.)
There is no telling what exactly the six second result means. But I find it fascinating.
It reveals that decisions we think we make are showing up in brain scans anywhere from 6-10 seconds before we 'make' the decision. What does that mean?
Is this decision coming from some other source? It is, like some have speculated, that our brain is comprised of conscious and subconscious, and it is this subconscious that is quicker than the conscious? If so, how do we consciously catch up with something like that? And would it be beneficial?
So many questions go through my head with this type of information. The result is so speculative that many different scenarios could be put into theory around them. Which is where Mission: Subhero came from. (Probably a few thousand six-second intervals before it got put down on cyberpaper.)
There is no telling what exactly the six second result means. But I find it fascinating.
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