Violent or erotic images cause momentary periods of “emotion-induced blindness”

Violent or erotic images cause momentary periods of “emotion-induced blindness”

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"If your partner seems to be ignoring you after a flash of nudity on the television screen, it might not be his or her fault: A new psychological study finds that when people are shown violent or erotic images they frequently fail to process what they see immediately afterwards."