tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post6730852484336375049..comments2024-03-28T09:41:15.454-05:00Comments on Deric's MindBlog: We can retroactively edit our conscious experience. Deric Bowndshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-67698483190711309382013-02-11T21:33:29.371-06:002013-02-11T21:33:29.371-06:00Sometimes, usually when I'm deeply involved in...Sometimes, usually when I'm deeply involved in some mental task (I write software for a living so this happens a lot) - I’ll overhear my name in a nearby conversation, and be able to respond appropriately as though I'd been listening. Even when my name’s spoken at the end, I can recall the entire sentence as if I *had* been listening.<br /><br />This has happened often enough that I’ve noticed this effect, and it does feel very much like my awareness has been altered after the fact. This study seems to confirm my subjective experience.<br /><br />(I posted a very similar comment over on MindHacks last month, but you hit the subjective experience of this effect better than they did. =P)Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113019952074669440noreply@blogger.com