Perception: Your Brain’s Shortcut

Have you ever been with someone, the two of you saw the same exact thing, but their perception

or recall of what happened is totally different than what you saw? Yeah,

well, it's real folks. It's a brain thing and your brain isn't lying to you.

You see, your brain doesn't show you the world as it is. It shows you what

it expects to see. It fills in gaps using past experiences, contexts and assumptions. It's like,

uh, like looking through a foggy window and letting your brain decide what's on

the other side. So that is why two people can see the same exact event and remember it

totally differently. Your brain isn't lying to you on purpose, it's just trying