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It's Surprisingly Hard To Notice When Moving Objects Change

Posted by Soulskill on from the sorry-officer-the-traffic-light-was-swinging-in-the-wind dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Scientists at Harvard have found that people are remarkably bad at noticing when moving objects change in brightness, color, size, or shape. In a paper published yesterday (PDF) in Current Biology, the researchers present a new visual illusion that 'causes objects that had once been obviously dynamic to suddenly appear static.' The finding has implications for everything from video game design to the training of pilots."

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  1. Is that why ? by ls671 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is that why my wife is always running around ?

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  2. Environmental Adaptation by 517714 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe if our ancestors had fed on flocks of fast moving chameleons we would be better at this.

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