Timely Wisdom

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In 350 BCE, Aristotle said, “Our senses can be trusted, but they can be easily fooled.”

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Scientists started to seriously study illusions in the 1800s. They were the first to theorize how the eyes can trick the mind.

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Our brain makes judgments about size using adjacent objects.

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In the late 1800s, Hermann von Helmholtz showed the world that we can look at images and misunderstand what we see.

Hermann von Helmholtz proved that our perception can be manipulated.

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10. Real Sand. Not Real Stairs.

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“Filled space” is a term scientists use to hypothesize how our brains estimate perceived information. . .incorrectly.

 The brain is constantly trying to make sense of information.
Sometimes, the brain interprets information incorrectly. As with an illusion.

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Case in point: Do you see a drain? Or do you see an eyeball?

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14. Hangin’ With The Clouds

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Researchers agree that our visual system cannot possibly process all the information the eyes absorb.

 

 

 

So the brain is forced to fill the gaps or attempt to interpret what the eyes see.

Your brain “fills the gaps” to make sense of information that does not make sense.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Can you find Mandy in this environment?