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posted by CoolHand on Monday April 06 2015, @07:02PM   Printer-friendly
from the don't-freak-me-out-man dept.

An optical illusion created by MIT shows Marilyn Monroe from far away, but changes to Albert Einstein up close. The illusion offers clues as to how our brains process the details in images or scenes.
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The experiments suggest that our brains prioritize different details within an image or scene. If we see a picture only very briefly, we’re left with “low spatial resolution” information — the overall shape of what we saw. If we see that same picture for a slightly longer period of time, we’re able to pick up on finer details. The MIT team believes our brain processes low spatial resolution information first, before it moves on to details.

Direct link to the video from the article.

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 06 2015, @11:04PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 06 2015, @11:04PM (#167229)

    "What seems to be new is they've flashed the image briefly to people, who tend to be left with "low spatial resolution" impression, ignoring the fine details. [i]That's[/i] what leads to the conclusion that "[...] our brain processes low spatial resolution information first, before it moves on to details.""

    While I'll admit that I didn't read the fine article it should also be noted how they 'flashed' the image. Was the observer looking directly at a screen, the image quickly appeared and disappeared from the direct line of sight of the observer or was the image flashed across the observer's field of vision. It's important to note that peripheral vision may view images differently than direct vision.

  • (Score: 2) by wonkey_monkey on Tuesday April 07 2015, @07:46AM

    by wonkey_monkey (279) on Tuesday April 07 2015, @07:46AM (#167353) Homepage

    It's important to note that peripheral vision may view images differently than direct vision.

    It does. I'm guessing they were smart enough to allow for this.

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