Now this one amazing physiological illusion. There is no doubt that you can feel that it is carrying a giant bottle on its back. But what exactly is happening h
Anoptical illusion(also known as visual illusion) is characterized by visually perceived images that differ from objective reality. The information gathered by the eye is processed in the brain to give a perception that does not tally with a physical measurement of the stimulus source. Today we’...
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Bigger brains tricked by optical illusionHow strongly individuals experience an optical illusion could be down to the size of brain structuresdoi:10.1016/S0262-4079(10)63038-2NoneELSEVIERNew entist
Whichoneofthetwoorangecirclesisbigger?Ebbinghausillusion:theorangecircleontheleftappearssmallerthanthatontheright,buttheyareinfactthesamesize.Isitstaticalormoving?Thetwocirclesseemtomovewhenyourheadismovingforwardsandbackwardswhilelookingattheblackdot.“RotatingSnakes（旋转蛇）”Illusion REASON Insomespecialsituations...
Is the left center circle bigger? Actually, they're both the same size. Triangle Illusion Take a close look at this so called triangle! Try to perceive its' orientation. Seems impossible. Do you see a spiral? Do you see a spiral? Actually, these are a bunch of independent circles! Crea...
The astronomer Sir Patrick Moore said that there was no doubt that when a full moon was low on the horizon it invariably looked bigger than when it was high up in the sky, but that this was purely an illusion. "The effect is visible at every full moon but was particularly good this ...
This cool optical illusion has been seen before, but I've spruced it up by adding colour, multiple layers, and making it bigger!! The idea is to focus on the dot in the centre and then move your head constantly towards and away from the monitor. You should see the circles rotate spoo...
The Sort Of Optical Illusion That Grows On You Stare at the black center. Do you see it getting bigger? Guess what. It’s not changing. Really it’s not. It’s the same size. But our mind thinks it is. Optical Illusion Can you count the black dots? Do you see one man in this...
Optical Illusion : Different length of Lines There are two different sections of the picture that has been attached here. You can see two different lines. Which line is bigger? Of course you will say that the right one is bigger. However, you can go ahead with your measurement scale and ...