Gravity Chemicals and Specialities - You're completely blind for about 40 mins a day. When your eyes move, your brain purposely blocks your vision, which is why you can't see the motion
![TIL that we spend roughly 40 minutes of each day blind due to Saccadic Masking. Your brain pauses visual processing whilst your eyes are in use : r/todayilearned TIL that we spend roughly 40 minutes of each day blind due to Saccadic Masking. Your brain pauses visual processing whilst your eyes are in use : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/of9tfXIBqRjE84ityakqt1XCvBsg95gAfzDRO0hl8vs.jpg?auto=webp&s=b152fdd7fc2bf0d4d4c07204aca264f5de71cd44)
TIL that we spend roughly 40 minutes of each day blind due to Saccadic Masking. Your brain pauses visual processing whilst your eyes are in use : r/todayilearned
![Optokinetic Reflex: Eye Movement, Physiologic Nystagmus, Saccadic Masking : Surhone, Lambert M., Timpledon, Miriam T., Marseken, Susan F.: Amazon.it: Libri Optokinetic Reflex: Eye Movement, Physiologic Nystagmus, Saccadic Masking : Surhone, Lambert M., Timpledon, Miriam T., Marseken, Susan F.: Amazon.it: Libri](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Nda836nbL.jpg)
Optokinetic Reflex: Eye Movement, Physiologic Nystagmus, Saccadic Masking : Surhone, Lambert M., Timpledon, Miriam T., Marseken, Susan F.: Amazon.it: Libri
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Opticians Association of Canada - This phenomenon, called Saccadic Masking (or visual Saccadic suppression), is a visual illusion where the brain selectively blocks visual processing during our eye movements. 👀 A saccade
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