In our previous discussion, I explained how bi-polarization can lead to the existence of two opposite polar entities in systems to ensure continued existence/sustenance. The existence of the two sexes can be derived from the same explanation.
Some of the effects of the bi-polarization of sexes in humans has led to some of the following specializations:
1. Women able to multitask better than men.
2. Men having better spacial/ hand coordination than women
3. Women are much more networked/connected to peers than men
4. Women able to perceive sensory perceptions in more details than men can
5. Women having more longevity and immunity than men
6. Men physically larger than women.
This leads us to an important possibility. Men and Women perceive the world and their lives in very different ways. This drastic realization would mean that how a woman would sense or feel about a particular event/time/color would be very different from the way a man would experience. Not only does that mean all people in the world feel differently but they might actually perceive and understand them differently.
We know that there are super tasters who can taste much better than normal people. We know some people have more sensitive skin. Some can hear really well and some can sing well. All these small differences on people is what helps us becoming more diverse. Its nature's way of not putting all eggs in the same basket.
Now I would like to discuss about the primary senses that we humans have.
1. Vision
2. Auditory sense
3. Smell
4. Taste
5. Touch
Most humans would agree that the above are primary senses any human would most likely have. Some would say there are more but we would like to keep this discussion within the realm of acceptable science.
Now say you have got only 100 units of memory space allocated to you to store a particular piece of information, say think of a day when its raining and you are standing in front of bakery waiting for your bus. How would you allocate those 100 units to the different senses to recreate the entire scene to the greatest detail. Which senses would be your first and second choices. Once you have finalized your allocation I would like you to think about why you made the choices you made.
Now let me guess what choices you would most likely make.
1. Vision
2. Audio
In fact most people would allocate more than 70 of the 100 memory units to the two above senses. What could be the reason for such a lop sided result. Are we stuck with our sight and sound fixation. Or are we subconsciously choosing these two senses for a reason. The reason is blaring right at our faces.
We choose information that which is efficient. We choose Vision and Audio because it helps capture the most information. By seeing and hearing people use associative logic to store a lot of their information. But there is catch here. I have asked you to recreate the entire scene.
Now lets add a control to this experiment. The 100 memory units remain the same. However, this time the only difference is that every visual memory has to have another memory associated with it to ensure that memory has an association. Standalone memory is of no use to the brain and hence our grey just loses it after some time or just discards it. We can still use other senses but at least one association has to be maintained.
Say, you see a tea stall right next to the bus stop I was talking about. With this visual memory of a man taking out hot tea for you on a rainy damp evening, we could possibly take the sound of the stove or the tea getting poured into the cup or maybe just use the smell or taste of tea.
Gripped with that hurdle, our allocation of the memory units comes close to what we call the polarization or Bi-Polarization of the senses.
If my guess is right most people would now allocate more than 40% of the memory units to Vision; Audio would take much lesser space now.
This phenomenon is called Polarization of the senses. Because humans end up taking so much more of input from one particular sense organ for quicker processing and action that other senses take a hit. It is clear that in human beings and many animals, a lot of the brain power is used for storing visual information.
The problem with this kind of polarization is that our mind tends to fill in information for us even if its not there. Visual confirmation is taken and for faster processing the brain fills in the rest for us. Its like guessing the story by just reading the first chapter. Only your mind makes up the rest of the story.
Polarization of senses occurs in animals in different ways. Some animals are known to be able to smells out things and not just the present but through time. Some bears have the capability to figure out if the source of the smell passed through a spot today or yesterday and sometimes even a month. It is possible that the way we perceive our visual sense, other life organisms may have senses which are polarized in another specialization. Is it possible that their brains are able to get a larger amount of their external stimuli from other perception organs. Is it possible that they are therefore able to perceive/see/experience these external factors in very unique ways. Well we can't be sure about this at the moment. But may be if someday we invent machines which can possibly help us communicate with them.....
Some of the effects of the bi-polarization of sexes in humans has led to some of the following specializations:
1. Women able to multitask better than men.
2. Men having better spacial/ hand coordination than women
3. Women are much more networked/connected to peers than men
4. Women able to perceive sensory perceptions in more details than men can
5. Women having more longevity and immunity than men
6. Men physically larger than women.
This leads us to an important possibility. Men and Women perceive the world and their lives in very different ways. This drastic realization would mean that how a woman would sense or feel about a particular event/time/color would be very different from the way a man would experience. Not only does that mean all people in the world feel differently but they might actually perceive and understand them differently.
We know that there are super tasters who can taste much better than normal people. We know some people have more sensitive skin. Some can hear really well and some can sing well. All these small differences on people is what helps us becoming more diverse. Its nature's way of not putting all eggs in the same basket.
Now I would like to discuss about the primary senses that we humans have.
1. Vision
2. Auditory sense
3. Smell
4. Taste
5. Touch
Most humans would agree that the above are primary senses any human would most likely have. Some would say there are more but we would like to keep this discussion within the realm of acceptable science.
Now say you have got only 100 units of memory space allocated to you to store a particular piece of information, say think of a day when its raining and you are standing in front of bakery waiting for your bus. How would you allocate those 100 units to the different senses to recreate the entire scene to the greatest detail. Which senses would be your first and second choices. Once you have finalized your allocation I would like you to think about why you made the choices you made.
Now let me guess what choices you would most likely make.
1. Vision
2. Audio
In fact most people would allocate more than 70 of the 100 memory units to the two above senses. What could be the reason for such a lop sided result. Are we stuck with our sight and sound fixation. Or are we subconsciously choosing these two senses for a reason. The reason is blaring right at our faces.
We choose information that which is efficient. We choose Vision and Audio because it helps capture the most information. By seeing and hearing people use associative logic to store a lot of their information. But there is catch here. I have asked you to recreate the entire scene.
Now lets add a control to this experiment. The 100 memory units remain the same. However, this time the only difference is that every visual memory has to have another memory associated with it to ensure that memory has an association. Standalone memory is of no use to the brain and hence our grey just loses it after some time or just discards it. We can still use other senses but at least one association has to be maintained.
Say, you see a tea stall right next to the bus stop I was talking about. With this visual memory of a man taking out hot tea for you on a rainy damp evening, we could possibly take the sound of the stove or the tea getting poured into the cup or maybe just use the smell or taste of tea.
Gripped with that hurdle, our allocation of the memory units comes close to what we call the polarization or Bi-Polarization of the senses.
If my guess is right most people would now allocate more than 40% of the memory units to Vision; Audio would take much lesser space now.
This phenomenon is called Polarization of the senses. Because humans end up taking so much more of input from one particular sense organ for quicker processing and action that other senses take a hit. It is clear that in human beings and many animals, a lot of the brain power is used for storing visual information.
The problem with this kind of polarization is that our mind tends to fill in information for us even if its not there. Visual confirmation is taken and for faster processing the brain fills in the rest for us. Its like guessing the story by just reading the first chapter. Only your mind makes up the rest of the story.
Polarization of senses occurs in animals in different ways. Some animals are known to be able to smells out things and not just the present but through time. Some bears have the capability to figure out if the source of the smell passed through a spot today or yesterday and sometimes even a month. It is possible that the way we perceive our visual sense, other life organisms may have senses which are polarized in another specialization. Is it possible that their brains are able to get a larger amount of their external stimuli from other perception organs. Is it possible that they are therefore able to perceive/see/experience these external factors in very unique ways. Well we can't be sure about this at the moment. But may be if someday we invent machines which can possibly help us communicate with them.....
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