Eye movements could be the missing link in our understanding of memory - PsyPost

Although only a limited amount of information can be processed at each fixation point, a sequence of eye movements binds visual details together (for example, faces and objects). This allows us to encode a memory of what we can see as a whole. Our visual samp…

Humans have a fascinating ability to recreate events in the minds eye, in exquisite detail. Over 50 years ago, Donald Hebb and Ulrich Neisser, the forefathers of cognitive psychology, theorised that … [+4588 chars]

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