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A study was made of the effects of presenting to the visual system a string of very fast sequential inputs, employing a computer-based CRT display system. The results showed that for either 5 or 10 inputs (i.e., all Xs, random letters, letters forming a word, or small line segments) approximately the first half of these sequentially presented inputs were not perceived, if display order was irregular and display input rate was fixed at certain values between clear simultaneity and clear sequentiality.
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Mayzner, M.S., Tresselt, M.E. & Cohen, A. Preliminary findings on some effects of very fast sequential input rates on perception. Psychon Sci 6, 513–514 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328118
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