Out of bounds: Why basketball players believe they weren’t last to touch ball

Re:Out of bounds: Why basketball players believe they weren’... by nl on Saturday November 30, 2019 @06:03AM (#21669471)

"People are generally accurate in the real-time perception of their own actions, like hitting and catching a baseball, but we need a little extra time to process something unplanned, like an unexpected tap on the shoulder," he said. "When something is unexpected, there is a slight perceptual delay while the brain figures it out."

How completely fascinating.

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Re:Out of bounds: Why basketball players believe they weren’... by have_faith on Saturday November 30, 2019 @09:22AM (#21670056)

You should look into pattern interruptions, like the handshake pattern interruption Derren Brown uses occassionally. What happens to the brain in moments of confusion is an interesting subject and apparently very exploitable.

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Re:Out of bounds: Why basketball players believe they weren’... by Tenoke on Saturday November 30, 2019 @07:07AM (#21669626)

If you find this interesting I'd reccomend looking into predictive coding. The Slatestarcodex on the subject are great.

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