Eli5: Why does the human visual field seem to disappear when staring at something for an extended period of time without blinking the eyes?
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Your eyes have low resolution. You actually “see” with your brain, as it stitches all the information it gathers into a single coherent image. It also uses your memory to augment what you can’t actually make out. This is why optical illusions work, and why you sometimes think you see something that isn’t there.
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