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Optical illusions show how we see

Beau Lotto · TED

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About

Beau Lotto's color games puzzle your vision, but they also spotlight what you can't normally see: how your brain works. This fun, first-hand look at your own versatile sense of sight reveals how evolution tints your perception of what's really out there.

The talk

  1. Optical illusions show how we see 17 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2009
Speaker
Beau Lotto
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Psychology and the brain, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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