Grabbing Visual Attention With The Visual Cortex

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January 17, 2019 — Given the way our brains work, there are things you can do that will grab your user’s visual attention. In this article, Susan Weinschenk explains how the visual cortex of our brains plays a vital ... Read More…

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Mat Marquis wrote

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Chris Ashton wrote

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John Rhea wrote

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Bud Kraus wrote

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