Our Cheatin' Brain: The Brain's Clever Way Of Showing Us The World As A Whole
Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 10:21
in Psychology & Sociology
Boundary extension is a mistake that we often make when recalling a view of a scene -- we will insist that the boundaries of an image stretched out farther than what we actually saw. Results of a new study indicate that boundary extension occurs when a scene is interrupted for as little as 42 milliseconds (quicker than an eye blink!) and even when volunteers know exactly what is being tested.
