BBC Brain Story 3 -The Minds Eye:Optical Illusion

Scene from "Brain Story - The Mind's Eye" illustrating the distorted room illusion. This shows that at least some of what we "see" is actually imagined. Presented by Professor Susan Greenfield CBE. Copyright BBC 2000.

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Entertainment

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• optical
• illusion
• visual
• trick
• ames
• room
• cute
• twins

[fluxoff]

After many, many months, this video properly plays again. Enjoy.

[antdude]

I need to see this in person. :)

[ExNihiloJimmy]

what an odd thing to say...

[FengShuiArchitecture]

This is seriusly cool!

[usachanrocks]

Maybe if you disconnect the part where the brain connects memories and logic, then it might be possible to view the room at its true form.

[isleofyew1]

I need boxers like that.

[RoyRogers87]

I wonder if when you saw this in real life your depth perception would make it easier to see how i really is..

[NorcanDiaboli]

I wonder if one can somehow "learn" to view the room as it really is.... ?

[PerfectDecalibration]

i was hoping for an explanation.

[sadhu1987sadhu]

that was a very intelligent video indeed,.,. to demonstrate the point

[AshleyDavis410]

this made my brain hurt.

[andrewthebestes]

know, i hate my brain for being fooled my a simple picture :P