You Must Be Seeing Things: Vision and the Science of Optical Illusions (Senses #2)

In the image, do you see a rabbit or a duck? You’ll find that not everyone has the same answer.

Now look a little closer. Do you see the other creature? Freaky, right?

This image is an example of an optical illusion, a distortion of visual perception. In this class, we will discuss human vision; how we see, what we see, what we think we see, and how they interact with each other to create our sense of sight. We will discuss the anatomy of the human eye and the visual pathway through the brain, and we will learn how our brains can influence this process to distort our perceptions. And finally, we will discuss optical illusions, the ultimate magic tricks of the human mind. Get ready to get your mind blown!!!