Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered that dyslexics have superior peripheral vision compared to non-dyslexics.

In their experiments, the researchers found that people with dyslexia were more quickly able to identify peripheral stimuli, and were also able to more rapidly take in the whole picture of a scene rather than a single aspect. Many art and design fields require skills such as these, which may help to explain why many dyslexics are drawn to those types of careers.