Human Brain Understands Mistakes
It knows if you made a mistake or you are blameless.
Researchers at the University of Iowa have discovered that the human brain can distinguish between outcomes caused by human error and those that are blameless within one second.
When an error is identified, the brain remains active for an additional two to three seconds to catalog the mistake and inform the body to avoid repeating it.
This rapid distinction helps the brain initiate processes to prevent future errors, a mechanism not activated when the outcome is not due to human action