Date: 27/8/20167

During this period we discussed and offered our thoughts on the connection between perception and reality. Educational points were the processes the brain goes through based on senses to store something as information. More interactive activities were how we can see 'non existent shapes' and the Hermann Grid to provide more direct forms of learning and comprehending. There were questions asked such as 'how can one hear their name across the hall?' and 'how do tasters know all the tastes without better/more taste buds'. The answers to that are all gained from understanding that senses are enhanced due to repetitive exposure of the same stimuli. This allows us to identify our name in a crowed since we hear it so often in our lives and associate it with matters concerning ourselves. WIne tasters are also able to differentiate from all the wine types because their taste buds have been repeatedly been exposed to different wines combined with memorization and critical information. This emphasis on certain events belonging to certain senses is a natural adaptation process that allows us to learn and improve in areas we utilize more often (probably originate from survival instinct and adaptation).

The question that was asked was "What are the main points of perception and knowledge of the world?". The brain processes information and categorizes it as knowledge once all the sensory data has been made sense of using the 5 points of the mental construction of reality (Previous Experience, reason, Expectation, Emotion; Preconceived Ideas). Once we have analysed something based on these 5 points, you are able to apply it to the world to help comprehend something or provide an explanation of any other form.