The real story behind Attentional blink.

Attentional blink (AB) is a psychological effect where people struggle to notice a second visual target in a rapid sequence if it appears 200 to 500 milliseconds after the first and is followed by distractions.

Oct 31, 2026
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Attentional blink (AB) is a psychological effect where people struggle to notice a second visual target in a rapid sequence if it appears 200 to 500 milliseconds after the first and is followed by distractions.

Attentional blink (AB) is a psychological effect where people struggle to notice a second visual target in a rapid sequence if it appears 200 to 500 milliseconds after the first and is followed by distractions. For instance, in a fast stream of letters like "B, X, C, K," if "X" and "K" are targets to spot, "K" is often missed if a letter like "C" comes between them.

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attentional_blink
  2. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q759843
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