Illusions
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Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 6
Mind & Brain
How the Color Red Influences Our Behavior
The facts and fictions of crimson perception -
Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 5
Mind & Brain
These 5 Illusions Turn Ordinary Humans into Superheroes
Superpower your imagination -
Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 4
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5 Illusions Reveal How Portraits Can Lie
Portrait photography traverses fact and fancy -
Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 3
Mind & Brain
Illusions That Play Hide-and-Seek with Perception
Hidden illusions are the Easter eggs of the mind -
Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 2
Mind & Brain
How 1 Scientist Cracked the Brain's Visual Code
An homage to David Hubel, a Nobel Prize–winning neuroscientist -
Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 1
Mind & Brain
Filling in the _________
Your brain fills in all kinds of visual gaps -
Scientific American Mind Volume 24, Issue 5
Mind & Brain
Visual Neurons Cheat by Focusing on Corners
The brain's resources are limited. By focusing on angles, curves and line endings, your visual neurons can cut corners -
Scientific American Mind Volume 24, Issue 4
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Is Pain a Construct of the Mind?
Pain is an emotion -
Scientific American Mind Volume 24, Issue 3
Mind & Brain
Illusory Scenes Fade into and out of View
Fading illusions play hide-and-seek with your perception -
Scientific American Mind Volume 24, Issue 2
Mind & Brain
Advertisers Exploit Time Illusions to Sell Products
Marketing illusions that make time fly -
Scientific American Mind Volume 24, Issue 1
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Artists Play With Light and Shadows to Trick the Eye
Trompe l'oeil illusions challenge your perception -
Scientific American Mind Volume 23, Issue 6
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Visual Errors Twist and Tickle the Mind
Illusions that distort your perception -
Scientific American Mind Volume 23, Issue 5
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Illusions Reign Supreme on Halloween
Spooky illusions trick and treat your brain -
Scientific American Mind Volume 23, Issue 4
Mind & Brain
A Faithful Resemblance
When seeing is believing -
Scientific American Mind Volume 23, Issue 3
Mind & Brain
Size Illusions Trick the Brain
Does size matter? To your brain, it doesn't -
Scientific American Mind Volume 23, Issue 2
Mind & Brain
Aviator's Dilemma: Pilots Encounter Illusions Everywhere
Military aviators learn to second-guess their senses -
Scientific American Mind Volume 23, Issue 1
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Urban Illusions
Street artists use the city as their canvas -
January/February 2012
Mind & Brain
Illusions Unmask Our "Face Sense"
The human brain is good at identifying faces, but illusions can fool our "face sense" -
November/December 2011
Mind & Brain
Sculpting the Impossible: Solid Renditions of Visual Illusions
Artists find mind-bending ways to bring impossible figures into three-dimensional reality -
September / October 2011
Mind & Brain
The Eyes Have It
Eye gaze is critically important to social primates such as humans. Maybe that is why illusions involving eyes are so compelling
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