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Ted: Ted Ed: Why Do We See Illusions?

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Why can't our extremely complex eyes render simple optical illusions? Surprise, surprise- it comes back to the brain, which has only evolved to encounter natural stimuli. Mark Changizi explains how the brain reckons with optical illusions. [7:21]

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)