If the brain can “fill” the gap when we move our eyes, like the “longer second” phenomenon, can it be the source of weird stuff we think we see sometimes for a split second?

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Like when you feel you saw something pass by for a fraction of a second, or an unfamiliar person looking like someone you know for a split second.
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Yep, happens all the time. We’re also remarkably good at pattern recognition, so good in fact that we trick ourselves into seeing patterns that don’t exist.