tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post7846482714977133166..comments2024-03-25T11:49:21.281-07:00Comments on The Splintered Mind: Imagery in Front of One's ForeheadEric Schwitzgebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-66168436314766375242011-02-27T12:58:32.614-08:002011-02-27T12:58:32.614-08:00Interesting stuff. I suspect people look to wherev...Interesting stuff. I suspect people look to wherever there is minimal distraction. Often that's up, but I've found myself looking down toward the floor or blank wall or whatever. <br /><br />I'd be astonished if the exogenous visual scene didn't compete with endogenous visualization, and am particularly curious how visualization (or explicitly non-visual attention) might impact gaze. Am not aware of any research addressing this specific point, but please feel free to email if you know of some. I can be gmailed at stephen.v.shepherds.v.shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305060453244526663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-76615303171665060432011-02-27T12:55:27.704-08:002011-02-27T12:55:27.704-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.s.v.shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305060453244526663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-81754361404033266502011-02-23T10:04:09.756-08:002011-02-23T10:04:09.756-08:00Interesting exercise! I find even the "zoomi...Interesting exercise! I find even the "zooming" process difficult and jumpy.Eric Schwitzgebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-72062530963684127882011-02-19T06:09:14.961-08:002011-02-19T06:09:14.961-08:00Here's a tricky one: Start by lying face-up on...Here's a tricky one: Start by lying face-up on your bed. Shut your eyes and create an image of yourself as if looking down from above. This might be slightly difficult, but if you achieve it, try moving the downward vertical gaze closer and closer to your real self. Is there a point where this simply can not be sustained?Polymathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14848236005210537884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-19307115694211853102011-02-11T14:13:55.679-08:002011-02-11T14:13:55.679-08:00Thanks, Gregory. Oddly, I hadn't thought abou...Thanks, Gregory. Oddly, I hadn't thought about the connection with the third eye, but now that you point it out it seems a natural fit.Eric Schwitzgebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-64743943441362464152011-02-11T08:44:07.855-08:002011-02-11T08:44:07.855-08:00pretty funny, pretending you never heard of the th...pretty funny, pretending you never heard of the third eye or out of body experiences ...<br /><br />forget the brain, it is effect, not cause ...<br /><br />enjoy, gregorygregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408369948377761936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-29738453076761105922011-02-04T08:55:25.215-08:002011-02-04T08:55:25.215-08:00Yes, I vaguely recall some research on this. I th...Yes, I vaguely recall some research on this. I think looking down is also common, and eye gaze direction may be associated with different sorts of cognitive processes. It could be related.Eric Schwitzgebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-39013014634546263312011-02-03T20:47:13.759-08:002011-02-03T20:47:13.759-08:00Regarding 5, it's fairly common for people to ...Regarding 5, it's fairly common for people to look up when they think. If you do a Google Image search of people thinking, people looking slightly upwards are a common motif.<br /><br />It seems like there could be a connection here, although it's not particular obvious what it would be.UserGoogolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07451696693372858067noreply@blogger.com