«Studies of conversation both in the laboratory and in natural settings show that when two people are talking, the mere presence of a phone on a table between them or in the periphery of their vision changes both what they talk about and the degree of connection they feel. (inc.com)
A team from Canada found in 2007 that drivers asked to do math problems via cell phone with both hands on the wheel spent more time looking straight ahead and less time scanning the periphery of their vision field — even while cruising through intersections — than people not talking on a phone did. (sciencenews.org)
CHROMATIC PINCUSHION GRID Here the neon color spreading produces a rectilinear grid of north - south and east - west streets on the map — but only in the periphery of your vision. (scientificamerican.com)