Feeling the bear behind the trees: How our sense of touch fills in the blanks

If you spot a bear behind trees during a stroll in the woods, your visual system "fills in" the parts that are hidden from view. We "see" a complete bear, rather than just the slivers that are visible between the trees. It turns out that your sense of touch can accomplish much the same thing.

Source: Psychonomic Society News - March 26, 2015 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: news