5 On A Friday : Perception Is Key

June 8, 2007 by · 2 Comments
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Gestalt psychology is a theory of mind and brain that proposes that the operational principle of the brain is holistic, parallel, and analog, with self-organizing tendencies; or, that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The classic Gestalt example is a soap bubble, whose spherical shape (its Gestalt) is not defined by a rigid template, or a mathematical formula, but rather it emerges spontaneously by the parallel action of surface tension acting at all points in the surface simultaneously. The Gestalt effect refers to the form-forming capability of our senses, particularly with respect to the visual recognition of figures and whole forms instead of just a collection of simple lines and curves.

If you’ve ever made a mixtape, or a mix cd this is the underlying theory affecting how your selections sound together.

In other words, how you can sometimes see or hear what really isn’t there, or is it ?

1: St Germain – Rose Rouge
Buy Tourist
2: Seu Jorge – Chatterton
Buy Cru
3: Curtis Mayfield – (Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below We’re All Going To Go
Buy Curtis
4: Ray Charles – Rockhouse
Buy The Birth Of Soul (1952-1959)
5: Julie London – You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To
Buy Time for Love – The Best of Julie London

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