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Why We Don’t See What’s Really There

On: January 25, 2012

The cells in our eyes that detect light are in the center of our field of vision, so scientists have long concentrated on what we see in front of us, but now they’re becoming interested in what we see out of the corners of our eyes–our peripheral vision. They’ve discovered that the way the brain sharpens its attention while the eyes are in motion leads to false assumptions about how objects should look.
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Did You Spot the Gorilla?

On: April 25, 2011

It’s called "the elephant in the room"–something that should be obvious to everyone that nobody seems to notice–like the UFO phenomenon. Psychologists think this kind of “inattention blindness,” where fail to see something right in front of them while they are focusing on something else, can be dangerous (especially in cases like texting or talking on the phone while driving). People who do this have an inability to focus their attention where it’s needed, or on more than one thing at a time. Is this YOU?
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