Neuroscientists and Magicians: Exploring the Limitations of Vision

Placing your eyes on something is no guarantee of seeing it./nMagicians use this knowledge to perform slight of hand tricks./nOur vision only processes small bits of the visual scene, not everything hitting our retinas./nThe limitation of our vision explains many traffic accidents./nVision is more than just looking./nWe are generally not aware of what's going on until we are asked a question./nThe brain only needs to know how to retrieve data when it needs it./nPerception is based on a need-to-know basis.