The Psychology of Optical Illusions and Why the Human Brain Loves to Be Fooled
Human perception is one of the most fascinating and mysterious functions of the mind. Every second of every day, the brain is receiving enormous amounts of information from the outside world through sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste. Yet despite this overwhelming flow of data, the brain somehow manages to organize, interpret, and make sense of everything almost instantly. Most of the time, this process feels effortless. We trust what we see. We assume our eyes are giving us an accurate picture of reality. But moments involving visual illusions challenge…
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