Source 176: The following quote comes from the Helium website, accessed: 6 Apr. 2010 at: http://www.helium.com/items/691509-new-study-sexy-images-can-cause-temporary-blindness. These links may or may not still be operational; if it isn't, we may have redirected it to the WayBackMachine archive.

‘Research suggests that when shown erotic or gory images, the brain fails to process images seen immediately afterward. This phenomenon is known as “emotion-induced blindness.”…[or] short-vision blackout’

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