[dagss]

It seems clear the author does not have knowledge on the subject, more than glossing over -- the article even emphasises that information is removed by the blur (100% wrong). I agree it may not have destroyed the experiment entirely, but it does mean the experiment was conducted without knowledge of basic signal processing and I would prefer a more through study or analysis before drawing conclusions...

[remram]

You must have "glossed over" the first part of the statement (emphasis mine):

> I *downsized it to 170x170 pixels* and applied a gaussian blur, so that all the detail is GONE