Jon writes:Tell me, in what sense do you mean perception is somewhat creative?
I believe that much of learning is perceptual learning. That is, we learn by adapting our perceptual apparatus to better fit our world. An example of this is:
Kuhl et al., "Linguistic Experience Alters Phonetic Perception in Infants by 6 Months of Age", Science 255 (1992), pp. 606-608.
A recent
NPR report suggests that vision isn't just mechanism, but depends on brain activitiy such as might be acquired through perceptual learning.
Jon writes:Have you different understandings?
I see thinking as very much purpose driven, while dreaming probably isn't.
Here's my current tentative view on dreaming. I see the brain as a highly tuned system. But it won't stay highly tuned unless there is an effort to keep it that way. I suspect that REM sleep (the part of sleep where dreams occur) involves sending test signals to various parts of the brain in order to check how well they are aligned.
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