The Illusion of Conscious Decision-Making

Warning. Your brain is hiding something massive from you right now. Every single decision

you think you are making consciously is actually decided seven seconds before you are even aware

of it. Scientists discovered this by monitoring brain activity while people made simple

choices. The electrical signals fired up a full seven seconds before the person felt

like they decided. This means your unconscious mind is running the show and your conscious

mind is just narrating the story after the fact. Even wilder, your brain fills

in gaps in your vision without you noticing. You actually have a blind spot in

each eye where the optic nerve connects, but your brain just makes up what should be there based on