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Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes

 
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Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
Another thread made me read more about saccadic masking.

Every time you move your eyes (and they are moving all the time), your brain switches off the processing of retinal images. When the movement stops, the processing starts again. During that time you're effectively blind. It's called saccadic masking.

If this didn't happen, you'd see blurred images every time your eyes move.

Our field of vision seems to be continuous due to a phenomenom known as transsaccadic memory. The brain takes in the image obtained just before the saccadic mask sets in, and the image it gets when the mask is lifted. It then integrates these two images to fill in the gap.
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Amazing.
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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
Another thread made me read more about saccadic masking.

Every time you move your eyes (and they are moving all the time), your brain switches off the processing of retinal images. When the movement stops, the processing starts again. During that time you're effectively blind. It's called saccadic masking.

If this didn't happen, you'd see blurred images every time your eyes move.

Our field of vision seems to be continuous due to a phenomenom known as transsaccadic memory. The brain takes in the image obtained just before the saccadic mask sets in, and the image it gets when the mask is lifted. It then integrates these two images to fill in the gap.
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Ever watched a bird walk ?
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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
Another thread made me read more about saccadic masking.

Every time you move your eyes (and they are moving all the time), your brain switches off the processing of retinal images. When the movement stops, the processing starts again. During that time you're effectively blind. It's called saccadic masking.

If this didn't happen, you'd see blurred images every time your eyes move.

Our field of vision seems to be continuous due to a phenomenom known as transsaccadic memory. The brain takes in the image obtained just before the saccadic mask sets in, and the image it gets when the mask is lifted. It then integrates these two images to fill in the gap.
 Quoting: Dr. Moran


Ever watched a bird walk ?
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Sure. What of it?
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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
What's even more interesting is that your eyes never really stop moving. It means that a non-negligible fraction of what we perceive as reality is, in fact, made up (i.e. interpolated) by the brain.

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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
Another thread made me read more about saccadic masking.

Every time you move your eyes (and they are moving all the time), your brain switches off the processing of retinal images. When the movement stops, the processing starts again. During that time you're effectively blind. It's called saccadic masking.

If this didn't happen, you'd see blurred images every time your eyes move.

Our field of vision seems to be continuous due to a phenomenom known as transsaccadic memory. The brain takes in the image obtained just before the saccadic mask sets in, and the image it gets when the mask is lifted. It then integrates these two images to fill in the gap.
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Ever watched a bird walk ?
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Sure. What of it?
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They black out at every step.

Brain capacity limited.

So your finding is right.
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makes sense - little bloop theory
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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
Another thread made me read more about saccadic masking.

Every time you move your eyes (and they are moving all the time), your brain switches off the processing of retinal images. When the movement stops, the processing starts again. During that time you're effectively blind. It's called saccadic masking.

If this didn't happen, you'd see blurred images every time your eyes move.

Our field of vision seems to be continuous due to a phenomenom known as transsaccadic memory. The brain takes in the image obtained just before the saccadic mask sets in, and the image it gets when the mask is lifted. It then integrates these two images to fill in the gap.
 Quoting: Dr. Moran


Interesting
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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
Another thread made me read more about saccadic masking.

Every time you move your eyes (and they are moving all the time), your brain switches off the processing of retinal images. When the movement stops, the processing starts again. During that time you're effectively blind. It's called saccadic masking.

If this didn't happen, you'd see blurred images every time your eyes move.

Our field of vision seems to be continuous due to a phenomenom known as transsaccadic memory. The brain takes in the image obtained just before the saccadic mask sets in, and the image it gets when the mask is lifted. It then integrates these two images to fill in the gap.
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Yes, that's why predators stare. By fixing the eyes on a point, you can take in more info than my moving your eyes a lot.

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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
Another thread made me read more about saccadic masking.

Every time you move your eyes (and they are moving all the time), your brain switches off the processing of retinal images. When the movement stops, the processing starts again. During that time you're effectively blind. It's called saccadic masking.

If this didn't happen, you'd see blurred images every time your eyes move.

Our field of vision seems to be continuous due to a phenomenom known as transsaccadic memory. The brain takes in the image obtained just before the saccadic mask sets in, and the image it gets when the mask is lifted. It then integrates these two images to fill in the gap.
 Quoting: Dr. Moran


Yes, that's my predators stare. By fixing the eyes on a point, you can take in more info than my moving your eyes a lot.
 Quoting: BRIEF

It's true. Good point. I've noticed the same thing. If you're watching and waiting for something to happen, focusing on a spot (in the infinity) and just being aware gives you a better reaction time than actively looking for things to happen.
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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
There are some amazing optical illusions that show how your brain is just making up what you think is reality.

The blind spot one where the spot disappears and the brain fills in the space with it's best guess.

[link to www.colorcube.com]

There's another one with colours and perspectives were the brain creates shades of colours even though they are all the same.

[link to en.wikipedia.org (secure)]

Eye opening really ;-)

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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
Fascinating
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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
that's really cool lol


but i can definitely move my eyes and see everything the whole time sometimes. when i move them super fast, i see what you mean! it's like 2 frame-before and after.

but i can move them slower and everything IS blurred and i don't get this before/after frame thing happen
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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
Another thread made me read more about saccadic masking.

Every time you move your eyes (and they are moving all the time), your brain switches off the processing of retinal images. When the movement stops, the processing starts again. During that time you're effectively blind. It's called saccadic masking.

If this didn't happen, you'd see blurred images every time your eyes move.

Our field of vision seems to be continuous due to a phenomenom known as transsaccadic memory. The brain takes in the image obtained just before the saccadic mask sets in, and the image it gets when the mask is lifted. It then integrates these two images to fill in the gap.
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Kim Peak -- the Rain Man ---- I was watching a video with neurologist and Kim would move entire head, not eyes to follow things.... versus moving eyes and keeping head still.
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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
Another thread made me read more about saccadic masking.

Every time you move your eyes (and they are moving all the time), your brain switches off the processing of retinal images. When the movement stops, the processing starts again. During that time you're effectively blind. It's called saccadic masking.

If this didn't happen, you'd see blurred images every time your eyes move.

Our field of vision seems to be continuous due to a phenomenom known as transsaccadic memory. The brain takes in the image obtained just before the saccadic mask sets in, and the image it gets when the mask is lifted. It then integrates these two images to fill in the gap.
 Quoting: Dr. Moran


Kim Peak -- the Rain Man ---- I was watching a video with neurologist and Kim would move entire head, not eyes to follow things.... versus moving eyes and keeping head still.
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FOr those who don't know, Peak's memory is unparalleled.
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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
First thing that comes to mind is daydreaming.
Idk why lol
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Do you ever wonder how you got a good idea?

Do you really think it was previously there?
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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
I actually heard that before but forgot what it was called. hf
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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
Another thread made me read more about saccadic masking.

Every time you move your eyes (and they are moving all the time), your brain switches off the processing of retinal images. When the movement stops, the processing starts again. During that time you're effectively blind. It's called saccadic masking.

If this didn't happen, you'd see blurred images every time your eyes move.

Our field of vision seems to be continuous due to a phenomenom known as transsaccadic memory. The brain takes in the image obtained just before the saccadic mask sets in, and the image it gets when the mask is lifted. It then integrates these two images to fill in the gap.
 Quoting: Dr. Moran


Human eyes and visual cortex are quite a technological marvel. We are advanced bio-chemical machines.
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Wonder how things like coffee affect this?

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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
Maybe explains LSD trails that you get
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Explains the tell tail eye wobble of MK ultra victims.

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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
Not sure how this relates but there was a very interesting article and thread about peripheral vision not long ago.

Well, it's also about unknown aspects of vision, and also worth reading and thinking about:

Thread: Nightwalking using your peripheral vision.
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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
Another thread made me read more about saccadic masking.

Every time you move your eyes (and they are moving all the time), your brain switches off the processing of retinal images. When the movement stops, the processing starts again. During that time you're effectively blind. It's called saccadic masking.

If this didn't happen, you'd see blurred images every time your eyes move.

Our field of vision seems to be continuous due to a phenomenom known as transsaccadic memory. The brain takes in the image obtained just before the saccadic mask sets in, and the image it gets when the mask is lifted. It then integrates these two images to fill in the gap.
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Nice find, new to me, thanks.
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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
Unless you are looking at something and just move your head but keep your eyes on the same target. I think it is pretty clear it does not turn off in that case.
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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
You can experience the phenomenon when you look at a clock with a sweeping second hand.

When you first adjust your gaze to it, there's an instant where the hand appears to not move. This is your brain "back filling" the visual input. Your brain assembles a believable image based on what it thinks it should looked like with one you're actually looking at.

Like OP said, there's a non-negligable amount of visual stimuli that's made up by the brain.
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For a fascinating read on the evolution of the human eye as it relates to the development of the human brain, might I suggest you read the book Cosmic Consciousness.... A study in the evolution of the human mind by Dr. Richard Maurice Bucke 1905. It's available for free as pdf on-line. hf
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We only see perfect at about the width of a thumb. We are constantly looking so it doesn't seem this way. Of course, light never makes it to the brain, just the optical nerve. Then it's chemically translated by the brain into our reality. Kinda makes sense when you think about mentally ill.
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This is why liars blink a lot . They are busy ienvisioning their own truth and reality . Fascinating .

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Maybe explains LSD trails that you get
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Re: Interesting: your visual cortex gets switched off every time you move your eyes
Another thread made me read more about saccadic masking.

Every time you move your eyes (and they are moving all the time), your brain switches off the processing of retinal images. When the movement stops, the processing starts again. During that time you're effectively blind. It's called saccadic masking.

If this didn't happen, you'd see blurred images every time your eyes move.

Our field of vision seems to be continuous due to a phenomenom known as transsaccadic memory. The brain takes in the image obtained just before the saccadic mask sets in, and the image it gets when the mask is lifted. It then integrates these two images to fill in the gap.
 Quoting: Dr. Moran


if you have time, can you research differences in the brains processing of threat
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