Novel Computational Model to Detect ‘Change Blindness’

Recently, scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, have developed a novel computational model of eye movement that can predict a person’s ability to detect changes in their visual environment.

Change Blindness

• Human brains have a remarkable ability to pay attention to details but may sometimes fail to notice even marked differences. This phenomenon of overlooking a visual change is called ‘change blindness’.

Key Highlights of the Study

• During the study, 39 persons were first checked by the team of scientists for change blindness by showing them an alternately flashing pair of images that have a minor difference ....