PERIPHERAL VISION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does peripheral vision mean? 

• PERIPHERAL VISION (noun)
  The noun PERIPHERAL VISION has 1 sense:

1. vision at the edges of the visual field using only the periphery of the retina

  Familiarity information: PERIPHERAL VISION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERIPHERAL VISION (noun)

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Meaning:

Vision at the edges of the visual field using only the periphery of the retina

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("peripheral vision" is a kind of...):

sight; vision; visual modality; visual sense (the ability to see; the visual faculty)

 Context examples 

The researchers trained two monkeys to undertake a perceptual decision task: while holding down a lever, the monkeys would respond to subtle color changes in their peripheral vision.

(Researchers discover neural code that predicts behavior, National Institutes of Health)