When we convert a painting to monochrome, the level of light coming from each area is equal.
This confuses the parts of the brain that process color and luminance, and throw our senses of color and light into conflict.
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When we recall a memory, many parts of the brain share information, including regions that do high-level information processing, regions that deal with our senses' new inputs, and the region that help coordinate the process, the medial temporal lobe.
● The brain receives sensory information from the environment through our senses.
● These inputs can include visual stimuli, auditory sounds, tactile sensations, tastes, and smells.
● The sensory organs capture these stimuli and convert them into electrical signals.
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