Positive Psychology: Ramachandran - the perception of motion

Monday, November 26, 2012

Ramachandran - the perception of motion - YouTube

uploaded by TodaSyo on Sep 4, 2008

A clip from "The computer that ate Hollywood" documentary. Dr. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran gives an amazing illustration of how a human brain is able to recognize complex motion patterns. Feel it for yourself! :)

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Science & Technology

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Ramachandran - the perception of motion - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FAAyB5jGx_4

Positive Psychology given credence by Academia:

Positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive.

Commentators on the subject Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, note that:

"The field of positive psychology at the subjective level is about valued subjective experiences: well-being, contentment, and satisfaction (in the past); hope and optimism (for the future); and flow and happiness (in the present).

At the individual level, it is about positive individual traits: the capacity for love and vocation, courage, interpersonal skill, aesthetic sensibility, perseverance, forgiveness, originality, future mindedness, spirituality, high talent, and wisdom.

At the group level, it is about the civic virtues and the institutions that move individuals toward better citizenship: responsibility, nurturance, altruism, civility, moderation,tolerance, and work ethic."