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Fooling the mind’s eye

By Amanda Leigh Mascarelli / September 19, 2012
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Brain scientists find they have much to learn from magicians and their tricks

Posted in Brain & Behavior | Tagged Alzheimer’s, Anthony Barnhart, axon, Barrow Neurological Institute, consciousness, feature, illusion, invisible gorilla, magic, magician, misdirection, neuromagic, neuron, neuroscience, optic nerve, Penn & Teller, perception, primary visual cortex, reality, sleight of hand, Stephen Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde, topstories, trick

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