Why visual illusions appear in everyday objects – from nature to architecture
- Written by Kim Ransley, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Sydney
Size and distance are difficult for the brain to work out at the same time.Shutterstock
Optical illusions are cleverly designed to distort reality, but did you know that the same distortions occur frequently in everyday life?
Our ability to see involves the brain moulding raw sensory data into a refined form. Some of the refinements are deliberate...
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