Did Einstein have a better perception than we have?

Question

What is the scientific description for perception anyway?

Answer 1

In psychology and the cognitive sciences, perception is the process of acquiring, interpreting, selecting, and organizing sensory information (see below for link) Thats a partial definiton of perception.

As to Einstein? I'd say yes, given the above definition he had exceptional perception.

Answer 2

Albert Einstein was a genius, no doubt about that.
This however is in 100% hindsight, and not what some of the people around him thought at the time.

His parents housekeeper actually thought he was retarded because he did not speak for such a long time. He also was diagnosed with "benign Macrocephaly" (big head syndrome...LMAO).

The big things I see in his life were the need and the ability to ask "why?" Sometimes these days we punish the child for asking too many questions and we make them learn long boring things by strict memorization. We do this in the hopes that they will "remember it later on", but in most cases we have simply beaten free will and independent thinking out of them by the time they get out and consider college.

Colleges used to be a place where asking "why?" was not only allowed but preferred. Even these institutions though have fallen prey to the very same need for everyone to decide what someone else should think.

Answer 3

There are already some really great answers here... I just wanted to mention that I have heard people suggest Einstein might have suffered from Asperger's Syndrome (related to, or another term for, autism). There are many different levels of "functionality" an autistic person can reach in their lives... some are extremely incapacitated, and will never fit in the "world" as anything but defective. Others, with "milder" forms, are able to integrate their unusual characteristics into their personalities and have very productive (even SUPER productive) lives. Just a thought. Great question!!

Answer 4

No, he just had developed his understaning and capacity to learn in a particular area. He devoted his time and energies to pursuing a specific field and was able to see remarkable success. Developing the perception is the key thing. That might be in a different field, but you learn how to grow in wisdom in the particular area for which you are suited. Einstein wasn't perfect.

Answer 5

To answer the first question, i think Einstein had difficulties with perception sometimes, meaning, he perceived things to be something other than they were, thus increasing his knowledge and creativity, etc., once he learned what the situation actually was.

Answer 6

It is said that upon autopsy after his death it was discovered that he had three neurons for each area where "most" folks only have one. In other words he had more "brain power" to use based on the assumption that neurons are the "horsepower" of the brain. Nobody is sure how true that theory is, but parts of his brain are still housed in preservative.

Answer 7

Probably yes.

Answer 8

Not in everything.