Vision dominates all senses from "summary" of Brain Rules (Updated and Expanded) by John Medina
Vision is the most dominating sense out of all the senses. It is not just a little more important than the other senses - it is an order of magnitude more important. The brain processes visuals 60,000 times faster than text. This means that when information is delivered in a visual form, like a picture or a video, the brain is able to understand and remember it much more efficiently compared to when the information is presented in textual form. One reason for this dominance is that the brain has a huge amount of processing power allocated to vision. Roughly half of the brain's resources are devoted to seeing. This highlights the importance of visual stimuli in our everyday lives. In addition, the brain's visual system is highly developed and specialized, enabling us to quickly and accurately process visual information. This specialization allows ...
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