Everything we see is a mash-up of the brain’s last 15 seconds of visual information

Mauro Manassi; David Whitney

Everything we see is a mash-up of the brain’s last 15 seconds of visual information

Psychology

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Our eyes are continuously bombarded by an enormous amount of visual information – millions of shapes, colours and ever-changing motion all around us. For the brain, this is no easy feat. On the one hand, the visual world alters continuously because of changes in light, viewpoint and other factors. On the other, our visual input constantly changes due to blinking and the fact that our eyes, head and body are frequently in motion.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 26 Jan 2022

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