The lingering effects of an artificial blind spot.
When steady fixation is maintained on the centre of a large patch of texture, holes in the periphery of the texture rapidly fade from awareness, producing artificial scotomata (i.e., invisible areas of reduced vision, like the natural 'blind spot'). There has been considerable controversy...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-02-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1797615?pdf=render |