Crowding

Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum—Johns Hopkins University

Human vision depends on light-sensitive neurons that are arranged in the back of the eye on a tissue called the retina. The neurons, called the rods and cones because of their shapes, are not uniformly distributed on the retina. Inst...

We don?t always see objects in our surroundings clearly, especially if they are located in the periphery of our visual field.

Throughout the day, an individual will move their eyes to look directly at different, distinct items?like elements of a painting in a museum.

When this happens, the object being closely studied?like an apple?i...