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To: fruser1
I disagree. Most people see a very narrow cone in front of them. But if you train yourself to use your peripheral vision, you don't need to twitch your eyes nearly as much.

It's kind of like stepping back and taking in the whole picture instead of just one piece of it.

13 posted on 06/25/2016 6:40:17 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: IronJack

It’s automatic, no conscious “twitching” on your part.

Here’s another neurological reality that you can try to “train” yourself out of (and you will fail):

The vestibular-ocular system allows you to keep your eyes trained on an object while you are in motion. So, for example, you can be running over terrain, with your head moving all over the place, and still keep your eyes on a ball or, to the original purpose, an animal you’re chasing.

This system uses fluid in canals in the the middle ear that moves around based on your motion. The motion is detected by hairs within the canals. Their motion provides signals to the brain that automatically send signals to the eye muscles to keep you on target.

So if you spin round and round and suddenly stop - you get dizzy and what you see looks like you’re still moving, even though you are not. If you look at someone in this state, you will see their eyes darting side to side.

This is because the fluid is still moving, even though they are not. As such, their eyes continue to move, completely beyond their control.

So since, as you claim, you have successfully trained your eye muscles to be independent of autonomous control, you should be able to quickly spin around 10 times and not see the room continue to move when you stop.

Alternatively, you can look at an object with one eye and use your finger to gently push on your eyeball side to side so your vision moves off the object. While doing this, try to move your head quickly enough to counteract the eye motion and keep your vision centered on the object.

Let me know how it works out for ya.


23 posted on 06/25/2016 6:57:47 AM PDT by fruser1
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