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From Retina to Cortex: The Brain’s Visual Processing Powerhouse

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The human brain can learn through experience to filter out disturbing and distracting stimuli – such as a glaring roadside billboard or a flashing banner on the internet. Scientists at Leipzig University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam have used electroencephalography to show that early visual processing in humans changes with repeated exposure.
https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsdetail/artikel/studie-gehirn-lernt-mit-der-zeit-das-ausblenden-stoerender-reize-2025-04-15

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Years ago, when I was a single mum of 2 kids, a guy who was trying to sweep me off my feet saw inside my refrigerator. The next day he returned with bags of chilled food. He’d assumed my fridge was half empty because I was poor. (I was, but not not that poor!) #VisualProcessing @actuallyautistic