Study reveals that our eyes suck, so that’s good to know

[Mike Wehner]

• Human eye power is lacking when it comes to detecting color in our peripheral vision, a new study finds.
• Tests revealed that many people didn't notice when up to 95% of the color in their visual range was removed.
• The researchers say that our brains are filling in the gaps created by our vision.

Humans have a lot of advantages over other animals, but our (alleged) superiority mostly comes down to our brains. Our eyes, on the other hand, aren't really anything special, especially when compared to some other species that can spot things humans would seriously struggle with. Now, a new study reveals that the way our brains process images from our eyes also leaves something to be desired.

The study, which was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, focused on a feature of our vision called color awareness. Color awareness is the level at which we detect changes in color, or how sensitive we are to color in various parts of our vision. In this particular piece of research, our color awareness in our peripheral vision is revealed to be, well, pretty poor.

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