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Why are we able to see moving objects against moving backgrounds?

July 2, 2019 by

If you want your friend to see you in a crowd, you wave your arms to stand out. As University of Rochester researchers found, one reason why this works is that the brain suppresses the background, allowing the person to focus on the moving object in front of them. As we age, our brains become less adept at suppressing background and reacting to foreground movement. But people can train their brain to improve.

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