05-09-2016 08:30 via theguardian.com

Change blindness: can you spot the difference?

Mind gamers, put your attentional capacity to the test
One of the most compelling impressions in everyday life is that wherever we look, we “see” everything that is happening in front of us – much like a camera. But this impression is deceiving. In reality our senses are bombarded by continual waves of stimuli, triggering an avalanche of sensations that far exceed the brain’s capacity.To make sense of the world, the brain needs to determine which sensations are the most i
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