I was intrigued by the hypothesis, mentioned by Andrés, that symmetry may be an efficient diagnostic tool for quickly checking on whether bodily functions are doing okay. (The example given was that a problem with one arm suddenly breaks the default sense of resonance or symmetry between the two arms.)
Does this imply the experimental predictions that
(1) symmetric pains might be detected more slowly than asymmetric pains, and
(2) subtle, symmetric sensations might go unnoticed more easily than asymmetric ones?
I don’t know whether QRI could test that hypothesis in such a setup. Based on what I know, they’re going to test the Symmetry Theory of Valence more directly.
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I was intrigued by the hypothesis, mentioned by Andrés, that symmetry may be an efficient diagnostic tool for quickly checking on whether bodily functions are doing okay. (The example given was that a problem with one arm suddenly breaks the default sense of resonance or symmetry between the two arms.)
Does this imply the experimental predictions that
(1) symmetric pains might be detected more slowly than asymmetric pains, and
(2) subtle, symmetric sensations might go unnoticed more easily than asymmetric ones?
Could e.g. QRI test this?
Thanks!
I don’t know whether QRI could test that hypothesis in such a setup. Based on what I know, they’re going to test the Symmetry Theory of Valence more directly.