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Susan R. Barry, a neuroscientist, recounts a pivotal trip to Manhattan in her fifties that reshaped her understanding of visual space. Emerging from the subway’s dimness into daylight, she observed familiar skyscrapers, streets, and trees—yet each structure appeared anew, magnified by striking depth and immersion. Her account illuminates how our visual system can be recalibrated, offering insights into space perception, depth perception, and the potential for therapeutic visual training.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Susan R. Barry
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