Comments on: The iris is the window to the soul http://mindhacks.com/2007/02/21/the-iris-is-the-window-to-the-soul/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:23:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: lucy locket rocket http://mindhacks.com/2007/02/21/the-iris-is-the-window-to-the-soul/#comment-15982 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:59:03 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/the-iris-is-the-window-to-the-soul/#comment-15982 The whole ‘eye’ thing is strange, and honestly makes me believe in a God- because I feel like I’ve changed a lot over this last year, and my eyes seemed to have changed with me. Like, I used to have a grey-brown-green combination, like my Mum, but now i have this deep brown thing, and it generally looks a lot brighter, and warmer and stuff. And when I’ve seen a friend in shock, her eyes looked completely different to normal, like all…well…shocked! Hehe, incase you’re asking, it was just an exam, and she’s perfectly fine now. But yeah, I’ve met people with fear in their eyes, strength in their eyes, love in their eyes, hope in their eyes, general beauty in their eyes… and it’s a literal thing! You can literally see it! God knows, how though- very clever stuff. Very clever. :) God bless to all you scientist people xx :)

]]> By: CG http://mindhacks.com/2007/02/21/the-iris-is-the-window-to-the-soul/#comment-7504 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:53:39 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/the-iris-is-the-window-to-the-soul/#comment-7504 I find this very fascinating. This almost seems like it should be expected, the eyes, a person’s outlet to view the world, should serve the opposite purpose right? looking into them, should too, reveal some sort of deeper information about the person that cannot be on the outside. Perhaps that is why it is said that cops look for movements in the eye to determine lies. Or why some people find confessions to be more meaningful when one looks them in the eyes. The crypts, pigment dots, and furrows of the iris psychologist have been looking at almost take the form of a ”vortex” like those seen in science fiction portrayals that lead to other dimensions, in this case to a person’s traits. I would however, like to pose a question that may not yet have an answer. Professor Humayan at the University of Southern California has been for some years now working on restoring vision through the implanting of a bionic eye. He recently received permission by the FDA to conduct an exploratory patient trial on about 50-75 patients. I wonder what kind of information these bionic eyes would reveal about a person, and if in the near future, airports begin to use eye scans to identify people like you mentioned, how this would affect those with implants.

]]> By: NV http://mindhacks.com/2007/02/21/the-iris-is-the-window-to-the-soul/#comment-7503 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 01:26:56 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/the-iris-is-the-window-to-the-soul/#comment-7503 This research is both impressive and disconcerting. While it is not surprising that personality is, at least in part, genetic, it is unbelievable and exciting that the irises more or less map out the personality. Mostly, it makes me wonder how such technology will be used in the future, and what its purpose is. Your comment that ‚Äúthe UK government wants to encode iris information on passports and keep copies on database to use in iris recognition systems‚Äù seems like a violation of privacy and is reminiscent of the futuristic movie Minority Report, in which eye scanning is used by both the government and by advertisers to identify and target individuals. I could even see eye scanning being used to screen applicants‚Äô personalities for jobs. Lastly, I am unclear about a couple of concepts. You cited other similar studies that looked into the relationship between personality and color, which ‚Äúfail to replicate the personality findings, typically because the effect tends to fade after early childhood.‚Äù Is Larsson’s research primarily different and more successful because it is applicable in adults? If so, since personality is not stable, do our irises change with new personality developments? Hopefully, if this technique is used on younger children it will not lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy from parents!

]]> By: Don http://mindhacks.com/2007/02/21/the-iris-is-the-window-to-the-soul/#comment-7502 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:49:15 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/the-iris-is-the-window-to-the-soul/#comment-7502 I used to date a woman who was quite adept with some practices of iridology:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridology
It seems to hold true to some of the scientific discoveries coming about in this field. I can’t claim that it’s accurate, but perhaps holds some clues to point the way for further research so that the two fields can corroborate to learn from one another.

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