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In a blink of the mind's eye

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Figure 2: Suppose you were asked to respond to events one and two in a stream of stimuli.

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Wolfe, J. In a blink of the mind's eye. Nature 387, 756–757 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/42807

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