There is a condition in which a person has complete paralysis of all voluntary muscles of the body except for vertical eye movements and blinking. It is a rare neurological disorder. As the patient is locked inside their nonfunctional body, it is often described as the closest thing to being buried alive. The term for… Continue reading Locked-in syndrome – Locked inside the body alive?
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Saccadic masking – You are blind almost 40 mins in a day
Can you believe if a person who can completely see is blind almost 40 mins to an hour per day? This phenomenon is called Saccadic Masking and also known as (visual) Saccadic suppression. It is a visual illusion where the brain selectively blocks visual processing during our eye movements. A saccade is a quick, simultaneous… Continue reading Saccadic masking – You are blind almost 40 mins in a day
Types of human sense – Are there more sense types other than the five basic sense?
Sight Also called Vision, it is the ability of the eyes to see. Smell Also called Olfaction, it is the ability of the nose to detect the smell. Taste Also called Gustation, it is the ability of the tongue to detect taste. Hearing Also called Audition, it is the ability of the ears to detect… Continue reading Types of human sense – Are there more sense types other than the five basic sense?
What is call of the void – lappel du vide
Have you ever been up somewhere high, looked down, and had the urge to jump? This signal happens quickly and goes away without even realizing why. Strange right? 30% of people experience it at least once. This phenomenon is called the call of the void, or l'appel du vide in French. It is the weird… Continue reading What is call of the void – lappel du vide
Why do we forget things when entering a room – The doorway effect
Sometimes, you might open the fridge only to realize why you opened it. Or ran to the bedroom to get something and forgot why you entered the room. This memory gap of forgetting why you entered a room is called "The Doorway Effect". It is a psychological phenomenon and also called as "Event Boundary"or "Location… Continue reading Why do we forget things when entering a room – The doorway effect
Why does a song gets stuck in your head? – Zeigarnik effect
Sometimes a piece of catchy music might stuck in your head continually. Everyone experiences it and it is called as Earworm. Over 90% of people report having it at least once a week. They are also known as brain worm, sticky music, stuck song syndrome, or Involuntary Musical Imagery (IMI). Earworms are involuntary and are… Continue reading Why does a song gets stuck in your head? – Zeigarnik effect
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At Stuff I Learned we share some interesting stuff that we learned about Science, Space, the latest technologies, diseases & disorders, and medical field. This is also a place where you can find some assorted contents about the human body, brain, curious events, physics, biology, and psychology. If you are curious about the above things,… Continue reading Welcome To Stuff I Learned!
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