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Re: Real-time category



Andy,

> there's a long delay 
> from the time a sound enters the ear till we become conscious of it. 
> Around 100ms! (or something like that).

Actually, closer to 500 ms! Yes, consciousness is a full half second 
behind any external (or internal) stimulous. That doesn't mean we can't 
react much faster than 500 ms. Obviously, we can. But not consciously. 

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  Ian Petersen