When you go for a walk, how does your brain know the difference between a parked car and a moving car? This seemingly simple distinction is challenging because eye movements, such as the ones we make when watching a car pass by, make even stationary objects move across the retina—motion that has long been thought of as visual “noise” the brain must subtract out.
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Eye movements help the brain see in 3D: Research challenges long-standing assumption
February 7, 2026
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