Why would we show an optical illusion to a monkey or a sparrow? To learn how they experience time, of course

Animals may inhabit the same world as us, but new research shows how their perceptions of what is around them differs Imagine standing in your garden. A bumblebee whizzes overhead too quickly to follow, a sparrow darts from the fence to the trees, and a snail lugs itself across the garden stones. Assume for a moment that each of these animals has a stream of experience – that the world for them unfolds over time. How does the world appear from their perspective? In short, do they experience time in a similar way to us? Scientific studies have already shown that humans, bees, sparrows and snails all differ in sensitivity to wavelengths of light and frequencies of sound – that is, we see and hear differently. But in a recent review, our research group asked whether time, that stream of experience, unfolds in the same way for us as it does for the bee, the sparrow, or the snail? Continue reading...

Why would we show an optical illusion to a monkey or a sparrow? To learn how they experience time, of course

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