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I've read about this many times, I don't really believe it.. If I move my gaze quickly from one spot to another I distinctly see the movement as blurry trail..

by dusted 4y ago

I've read about this many times, I don't really believe it.. If I move my gaze quickly from one spot to another I distinctly see the movement as blurry trail.. I'll believe that people ignore it, or do not pay particular attention to it, but I don't believe they _can't_ see it..

Retr0id 4y ago
It sounds like you might be the exception. I certainly do not see it.
kayodelycaon 4y ago
Everyone’s brain is a little different. It is possible the masking system in your brain is broken. I know I have a lot of busted mental equipment. :)
withinboredom 4y ago
You can become aware of it, or ignore it. Just like you can become aware of your heartbeat, and even influence it. When I was a kid, I was fascinated with trying to control my heart. Even nearly 40 years later, I’m aware of my heart and it’s beating 24/7 and I can’t turn it off. I’m curious if you maybe did something as a kid that made you hyper-aware of your vision?
- dusted 4y ago
  It's probably from training it, I was pretty aware of my vision when I was a kid.
- otikik 4y ago
  You can turn it off, but it only works once.
micromacrofoot 4y ago
If you move your gaze quickly, yes. Just start erratically moving your eyes and it seems your brain can't keep up and everything will be a blur. But also keep in mind that even when you're looking at a stationary object, your eyes tend to move a lot. If you noticed the blur from tiny movements too, you'd have a very hard time seeing anything. Reading would be quite difficult, for example.
archi42 4y ago
I believe you're wrong about your belief. As a kid I already noticed that, when looking at a watch, there is a chance that the first second takes too long. And my vision always stays sharp during movement, no blurry tails around anything when moving the eyeballs. Even when "looking" for it and making wild eye movements. But I feel like things become a little bit more detailed (left from me is a window, so that might just be the pupils adjusting). That's not to say that you're lying about what you're seeing; but it is quite possible both perceptions are possible ;-)
doliveira 4y ago
I see the blurry trail once my eyes stop somewhere, not while it's moving. Specially if I was looking at a bright object. I think for these basic universal perception stuff it's much more certain to refrain from thinking your brain is that different. Most likely it's also filling up your expected perception of a trail.
psyc 4y ago
This isn't comparing like with like. You moving your gaze to something else on purpose is not a saccade. Those are unconscious.

by dusted 4y ago

Retr0id 4y ago

It sounds like you might be the exception. I certainly do not see it.

kayodelycaon 4y ago

Everyone’s brain is a little different. It is possible the masking system in your brain is broken. I know I have a lot of busted mental equipment. :)

withinboredom 4y ago

You can become aware of it, or ignore it. Just like you can become aware of your heartbeat, and even influence it. When I was a kid, I was fascinated with trying to control my heart. Even nearly 40 years later, I’m aware of my heart and it’s beating 24/7 and I can’t turn it off. I’m curious if you maybe did something as a kid that made you hyper-aware of your vision?

dusted 4y ago
It's probably from training it, I was pretty aware of my vision when I was a kid.
otikik 4y ago
You can turn it off, but it only works once.

micromacrofoot 4y ago

If you move your gaze quickly, yes. Just start erratically moving your eyes and it seems your brain can't keep up and everything will be a blur. But also keep in mind that even when you're looking at a stationary object, your eyes tend to move a lot. If you noticed the blur from tiny movements too, you'd have a very hard time seeing anything. Reading would be quite difficult, for example.

archi42 4y ago

I believe you're wrong about your belief. As a kid I already noticed that, when looking at a watch, there is a chance that the first second takes too long. And my vision always stays sharp during movement, no blurry tails around anything when moving the eyeballs. Even when "looking" for it and making wild eye movements. But I feel like things become a little bit more detailed (left from me is a window, so that might just be the pupils adjusting). That's not to say that you're lying about what you're seeing; but it is quite possible both perceptions are possible ;-)

doliveira 4y ago

I see the blurry trail once my eyes stop somewhere, not while it's moving. Specially if I was looking at a bright object. I think for these basic universal perception stuff it's much more certain to refrain from thinking your brain is that different. Most likely it's also filling up your expected perception of a trail.

psyc 4y ago

This isn't comparing like with like. You moving your gaze to something else on purpose is not a saccade. Those are unconscious.