shouldn't information from the other eye 'fill in the gaps'? [/quote]
Yes, partially it does, but the area is mainly 'filled' in by your brain, it kind of imagines the image as complete (or something like that) - but this completed image does not contain what is actually in that area (because of course you cannot see it).
shouldn't information from the other eye 'fill in the gaps'? [/quote]
Yes, partially it does, but the area is mainly 'filled' in by your brain, it kind of imagines the image as complete (or something like that) - but this completed image does not contain what is actually in that area (because of course you cannot see it).