The Emerging Mind
Reith 2003: Blindspot Experiment No 5


Find the place where the grey disc is covered by blindspot.

What happens to the corner of the square?

Most people see the corner as "missing" or "smudged"; it does not get filled in.

This simple demonstration shows that filling in is not based on guesswork; it is not a high-level cognitive process.

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