We are simply able to sense and detect more phenomena than our ancestors. This extra feedback that our conscious and possibly subconscious can pick up on allows for more rapid insight. One can run down a path faster at night with flashlight technology.
I would like to explore what I can see with heart rate monitors and the consumer grade EEGs now available.
I haven’t read it yet, but I have heard that the author of the book “High Tech High Touch” may be onto something.