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Can You See These Optical Illusions?

2014-12-04

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Can you see what I see? We all experience things subjectively, including how we perceive optical illusions.

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References:

Schwarzkopf, D. S., Song, C., & Rees, G. (2010). The surface area of human V1 predicts the subjective experience of object size. Nature neuroscience,14(1), 28-30. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3012031/

Dakin, S., & Frith, U. (2005). Vagaries of visual perception in autism. Neuron,48(3), 497-507. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16269366

de Fockert, J., Davidoff, J., Fagot, J., Parron, C., & Goldstein, J. (2007). More accurate size contrast judgments in the Ebbinghaus Illusion by a remote culture. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 33(3), 738. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17563234

Brugger, P. & Brugger, S. The Easter Bunny in October: Is it disguised as a duck? Perceptual and Motor Skills 76, 577-578 (1993).

Schwarzkopf, D. S., Song, C., & Rees, G. (2010). The surface area of human V1 predicts the subjective experience of object size. Nature neuroscience,14(1), 28-30. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3012031/

Dakin, S., & Frith, U. (2005). Vagaries of visual perception in autism. Neuron,48(3), 497-507. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16269366

de Fockert, J., Davidoff, J., Fagot, J., Parron, C., & Goldstein, J. (2007). More accurate size contrast judgments in the Ebbinghaus Illusion by a remote culture. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 33(3), 738. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17563234

Brugger, P. & Brugger, S. The Easter Bunny in October: Is it disguised as a duck? Perceptual and Motor Skills 76, 577-578 (1993).

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