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Visual Awareness   Date: March 16, 2009
   Having 20/20 vision means your eyes function properly. But it's your brain that determines how useful your vision really is. New research shows that much of what your eyes see goes completely unnoticed by your brain. Dan Simons is one of the experts in this field of study. The professor from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recently gave a presentation at Kansas State University. As part of our series, "Kansas Health: A Prescription for Change," Health Reporter Bryan Thompson spoke with Simons about his research into Visual Awareness.

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   Dan Simons conducts research on Visual Awareness at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He spoke with KPR's Bryan Thompson during a recent appearance at Kansas State University. For more information about Visual Awareness -- and Professor Simons's research -- visit our website at kpr.ku.edu. Just click on the "health series" link.

    

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Related Links:
Dan Simons bio
University of Illinois Visual Cognition Lab links
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Visual Cognition Lab homepage
Scholarpedia-Inattentional Blindness
Dan Simons appears at K-State
K-State Visual Cognition Lab
K-State - Lester Loschky
Viperlib - Visual Perception images

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