Visual illusions

Visual illusions

Visual illusions

Akiyoshi's illusion pages

Kitaoka Akiyoshi, Department of Psychology, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
Perception | Visual illusions

The Peripheral Drift Illusion

The Peripheral Drift Illusion

Perception | Visual illusions

Hering Illusion

Hering Illusion

Perception | Visual illusions

Muller-Lyer Illusion

Muller-Lyer Illusion

Perception | Visual illusions

Necker's Cube

Necker's Cube
This two-dimensional image represents an ambigous three-dimensional object. The mind will shift between alternate perspectives when viewing this image.

Cognitive science | Perception | Visual illusions

Animated Necker Cube

A Java applet provides "intruding" objects to help switch the mind's perception of this illusion.

http://dogfeathers.com/java/necker.html

Cognitive science | Perception | Visual illusions

Checkerboard optical illusion

Here's a very strongly persisting optical illusion. It's an amazing example showing why we should not always trust our senses, even when things appear to be "obvious".
Reported by Eliezer on the Extropy list.

Original image

Cognitive science | Perception | Visual illusions
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