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Michelle Spear, Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol

It’s right under your nose – why some people can’t find things in plain sight

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Many households will recognise this familiar exchange. One person insists an object simply isn’t there: impossible to find despite what they describe as a thorough and highly competent search. Another walks in, glances briefly at the same spot and points to it almost immediately.

“It’s right under your nose!”

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