Adelson’s Amazing Optical Illusion
I saw this optical illusion today and was absolutely amazed at my brain’s reaction. Look at the drawing below. Which square is darker, square A or square B? Incredibly, the answer is that squares A and B are the same color, but your brain perceives them to be different based on surrounding color and shadow [...]
Tags: adelson, auditory, brain tricks, illusion, optical
Posted August 10, 2010 by Karen Merzenich under Neuroscience, Odds and Ends
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