The Brain Doesn't Like Visual Gaps And Fills Them In

When in doubt about what we see, our brains fill in the gaps for us by
first drawing the borders and then 'coloring' in the surface area, new
research has found. The research is the first to pinpoint the areas in
the brain, and the timing of their activity, responsible for how we
see borders and surfaces..... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070820135833.htm

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