Perception Study (IMAGE)

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Perception Study

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A study participant looks at two striped visual images in a study about whether humans typically handle 'filled-in' information from the blind spot differently to real, direct sensory information, or whether we treat it as equal. Participants were asked to choose between two striped visual images, one 'real' and one inset in the blind spot, displayed using shutter glasses. The study showed that, surprisingly, participants mostly chose the stimulus inside the blind-spot as the 'real' continuous image.

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Ricardo Gameiro

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