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Sometimes, while i 'm brooding and focus in seeing one object, all the things i see becomes white/whites except that object. normal?
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Yes: As your attention becomes more focused the brain blocks out useless information. Therefore some things in peripheral vision could be "whited out" when not focusing on concentrating on.
Answered 11/12/2012
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