Gone in a Saccade: Why You Can’t See Lightning-Fast Motion

Gone in a Saccade: Why You Can’t See Lightning-Fast Motion

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Gone in a Saccade: Why You Can’t See Lightning-Fast MotionOur eyes perform lightning-fast movements called saccades multiple times per second, yet we never perceive the resulting motion blur. A new study reveals that this “invisibility” happens because the speed of our saccades sets a natural speed limit for what we can see. If an object moves faster than our eyes typically do during a […]

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