Visual Search of the Environment

Mammalian visual search of their environment is extended in humans by the recognition of patterns within our environment. A human's mind is able to recognize input from the various senses, a multimedia approach. People walk upright as opposed to other mammals. This aids in the ability to see in the distance; this allows humans access to a greater amount of information. The human system of perception is based on the moving mammal. Mammals move in order to find and search out food. This requires the mental ability to map an environment. Patterns are used for these tasks.

Humans when searching our environment seek patterns. The ability to inherently find patterns among pieces of information leads humans to perception. Humans are able to focus and direct their search of the environment to elicit the information needed to form the patterns which make up perception and lead to cognition. The !Kung use visual search of their environment to find signs that an animal has passed through recently. !Kung are able to perceive, find the patterns that they recognize, as signs, the tracks that an animal leaves behind.

Perceptual patterning forms the basis for cognition. Humans search and find patterns in order to see, understand and act within our environment. This inherent ability to make patterns out of stimulus, in order to complete a task or to enable subconscious learning to take place is called "metaculture." This is what gave Helen Keller the ability to pr

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