Movies. Video games. YouTube videos. All of them work because we accidentally figured out a way to fool your brain’s visual processing system, and you don’t even know it’s happening. In this video, I talk to neuroscientist David...

Your brain does its best to inform you about the world around you, but sometimes it gets tricked. Enjoy eight optical illusions to test your brain’s sensory input.

This video examines the retina's photoreceptors, rods and cones, and their roles in vision, particularly in color perception and low-light conditions. It also explores optical illusions, showing how the brain can be tricked by visual...

Animation is a common effect used in cartoons and videos that allows us to perceive movement in still images. Let's look at some common animation techniques to see how they trick our minds.<b<br/>r/>

Illusions part 6/11

Have you ever seen a blur of color when looking away from a projector screen? Or noticed how flashing lights look different colors when you move your eyes? This is an everyday mystery! The answer lies in persistence of vision and how...

Go on a journey to explore visual and audio illusions, sensory puzzles, and brain tricks from the worlds of art, science, nature, and psychology. Learn about afterimages, optical illusions that appear in one's vision after exposure to...

Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.

Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.

Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.

Thaumatrope from the 1830s, animated to create an illusion of motion.

Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.

Praxinoscope animated to create an illusion of motion.

Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.

Phenakistoscope from 1930s, animated to create an illusion of motion.

Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.

Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.

Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.

Praxinoscope animated to create an illusion of motion.

Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.

Magic lantern slides, animated to create an illusion of motion.

Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.

Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.

Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.

Phenakistoscope c.1833, animated to create an illusion of motion.