The human eye's hidden radar
How artificial intelligence maps attention
Saliency in the real world
007skaty Basic sensory inputs drive bottom-up attention, a rapid survival scan that targets visual anomalies like a red apple in a green tree.
Which type of visual attention is automatic and driven purely by sensory features?
How fast can the human brain process visual anomalies and trigger bottom-up attention?
007skaty Alfred Yarbus studied human vision using a pioneering eye-tracking experiment.
007skaty Suction-cup contact lenses recorded eye movements to create early visual saliency maps.
What uncomfortable device did Alfred Yarbus attach to his subjects' eyes to track their gaze?
Eye movement speed: Human eyes make rapid jumps called saccades up to 900 degrees per second, making them the fastest moving parts of the human body.
007skaty Drag the spotlight across images to discover how AI focuses its attention.
Which deep brain structure is key to merging visual features into our internal priority map?
What percentage of raw visual data does our brain's saliency filter actually send to conscious awareness?
007skaty Brain science explains why people completely miss the famous invisible gorilla
007skaty The Invisible Gorilla Experiment
You counted every pass and kept your eyes on the ball, So your brain mapped out the gorilla and saw nothing at all.
What is the scientific term for failing to see an unexpected object when our attention is focused elsewhere?