So I was sitting in bed at 3am being hyperactive and bored, in total darkness, and I noticed something.
In my peripheral vision, I noticed the luminescent lines on the hands of my alarm clock. But when I focused on them directly, they disappeared, due to the 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 or so neon dots that appear in your vision when it's dark.
It seems I am far better at discerning patterns with my peripheral vision than when I focus directly.
Does everyone else have this thing? and if so why does your vision do that?
In my peripheral vision, I noticed the luminescent lines on the hands of my alarm clock. But when I focused on them directly, they disappeared, due to the 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 or so neon dots that appear in your vision when it's dark.
It seems I am far better at discerning patterns with my peripheral vision than when I focus directly.
Does everyone else have this thing? and if so why does your vision do that?