Comments on: Why Surprises Temporarily Blind Us http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/03/surprises-temporarily-blind/ The official Derren Brown Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:29:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Woochy http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/03/surprises-temporarily-blind/#comment-54013 Woochy Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:55:53 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=10747#comment-54013 When people are interrupted in a story with a fast movement they tend to get confused. When this particular confusion is there, that person is open to subliminal messaging and suggestions. This is also the start of speed inductions of hypnosis therapist. As an example we have the 'handshake induction' that will leave a person highly confused after a very fast arm pull after a short handshake. When people are interrupted in a story with a fast movement they tend to get confused. When this particular confusion is there, that person is open to subliminal messaging and suggestions.
This is also the start of speed inductions of hypnosis therapist.
As an example we have the ‘handshake induction’ that will leave a person highly confused after a very fast arm pull after a short handshake.

]]> By: Ms G http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/03/surprises-temporarily-blind/#comment-53891 Ms G Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:29:11 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=10747#comment-53891 Hm, does not seem a proper way to explain it .. comparing it with reading and then being surprised by an alarm. It's a complete different thing, their research and the way we will respond to a sound from the outside as an alarm, it's not coming from the same space or via the same senses as when you're reading a book. And alarms do have a distinct meaning to people, people are programmed to respond to that no matter what they do. Very loud sounds all of a sudden will trigger that response too, But hey .. The subjects probably got less distracted after a short while being interrupted by these faces. Depends on what the scientists told them about the study ofcourse as well (of major importance I'd say). How much mind control the subjects do have when starting their task. Etc. Hm, does not seem a proper way to explain it .. comparing it with reading and then being surprised by an alarm. It’s a complete different thing, their research and the way we will respond to a sound from the outside as an alarm, it’s not coming from the same space or via the same senses as when you’re reading a book. And alarms do have a distinct meaning to people, people are programmed to respond to that no matter what they do. Very loud sounds all of a sudden will trigger that response too, But hey ..

The subjects probably got less distracted after a short while being interrupted by these faces. Depends on what the scientists told them about the study ofcourse as well (of major importance I’d say). How much mind control the subjects do have when starting their task. Etc.

]]> By: Nick Hewling http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/03/surprises-temporarily-blind/#comment-53866 Nick Hewling Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:53:07 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=10747#comment-53866 Someone better tell Derren quick then!!! Someone better tell Derren quick then!!!

]]> By: Jim http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/03/surprises-temporarily-blind/#comment-53865 Jim Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:49:15 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=10747#comment-53865 Perhaps this is why conspiricy theories focus on the moments just after an inciddent (or on the flip side the dark government forces take advantage of such moments). It always seems so much was happening in the five mins following JFK's assasination or after the planes hit on 911 but peoples attention was looking the other way and blinded to the actual events taking place at that time. Perhaps this is why conspiricy theories focus on the moments just after an inciddent (or on the flip side the dark government forces take advantage of such moments). It always seems so much was happening in the five mins following JFK’s assasination or after the planes hit on 911 but peoples attention was looking the other way and blinded to the actual events taking place at that time.

]]> By: ReliegiousMarie http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/03/surprises-temporarily-blind/#comment-53863 ReliegiousMarie Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:49:38 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=10747#comment-53863 Very interesting study...though i think there are no nescesarily borders in the brain ...concerning attention...alas the attention areas are probably highly strechable... Very interesting study…though i think there are no nescesarily borders in the brain …concerning attention…alas the attention areas are probably highly strechable…

]]> By: Fosca http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/03/surprises-temporarily-blind/#comment-53858 Fosca Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:51:26 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=10747#comment-53858 Which is why I hate surprises. Which is why I hate surprises.

]]> By: Christa http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/03/surprises-temporarily-blind/#comment-53857 Christa Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:45:23 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=10747#comment-53857 This might be the reason why some people don't like surprises, no matter how positive they might be. This might be the reason why some people don’t like surprises, no matter how positive they might be.

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