New Study On The Eye

A new study on the eyes of small animals shows that they can process visual information faster than humans can. So from their visual perspective they can see larger animals moving in slow motion. This adaptation help the small animal evade its attacker or attackers. Animals with this ability are golden mantled ground squirrels and pigeons. Some humans can somewhat see in this way as well. Athletes can process visual information faster than non-athletes. The same is true for young people who can get the information faster than the old.

 

 You might be wondering how the measured this. Well the scientist used a technique called critical flicker fusion frequency to measure the speed at which the eye processes light. Taking the results and putting them on a graph showed that it also had to do with the body size as well.

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