Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World - A report from the Hughes Medical Institute

"You can think of sensory systems as little scientists

that generate hypotheses about the world,"

says Anthony Movshon, an HHMI investigator at

New York University. Where did that sound come

from? What color is this, really? The brain makes

an educated guess, based on the information at

hand and on some simple assumptions.

The document is 63 pages of great writing and brilliant illustrations.

http://www.hhmi.org/senses/senses.pdf