Saccadic Masking: How Your Brain Tricks Your Eyes

Saccadic Masking: How Your Brain Tricks Your Eyes

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The video explores optical illusions, focusing on saccadic masking, a phenomenon where the brain masks blurred images during rapid eye movements. It explains how the brain processes visual information to prevent dizziness and provides experiments to illustrate this effect, such as observing eye movements in a mirror and the stopped clock illusion. The video highlights that a significant portion of our daily visual experience is masked by the brain.

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What new insight or understanding did you gain from this video?

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