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I found this interesting question on Help.com, "When you look into a mirror are you seeing 2-D or 3-D?"

At first I thought this question was super hard. Then someone else on help.com who responded to her said, "Well, when you look at the television, you have depth perception, so why is the mirror any different?"

That was such an illuminating answer and connection. That kid was right; in the mirror we do perceive objects in varying depths.

So my question is how does our brain work to create depth on a 2-D plain like a drawing on a piece of paper?

Another thing that intrigued me about what we learned this past week is that we do not have conscious control over not seeing these blind spots. Personally, I don't really mind that I don't. Knowing that I do is enough for me. It is another thing that lets me know I do not know the world or reality objectively.