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    1. …in reply to @unfortunatalie
      @unfortunatalie at the back of our heads, there's the visual cortex. bits of this are basically laid out according to our field of vision
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    @unfortunatalie gradually the information moves forwards, is fed through different configurations as it becomes more abstract & meaningful
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      @unfortunatalie when we dream, that back layer of cortex is activated the same as if we were seeing things. information flows both ways.
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        @unfortunatalie an eg of this is knowing what a thing is supposed to be helping you see it - reinforcement of the perception from both sides
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