I think our brains use a lot of visual processing to make that work. Similar to how modern phones use AI object detection to identify important parts of low lig

I think our brains use a lot of visual processing to make that work. Similar to how modern phones use AI object detection to identify important parts of low light photos and use different lighting params for different parts. My iphone 13 for example visibly highlights my face in a backlit selfie a few seconds after taking the photo.