A mind-blowing optical illusion reveals how your brain is lying to you.
Using two photos of a bridge, TikTok user beatonthebeeb explains the illusion and trick our minds play on us.
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For the illusion to work, you need to look at the dot in the center of the image Credit: TikTok
The user, who also goes by Dean Jackson, begins by showing a black and white photo of the bridge.
It then shows that same image, but with a filter on top that gives it a psychedelic tint.
The illusionist, who has 600,000 followers on TikTok, asks viewers to look at a white circle in the center of the scene.
It then returns to the black and white photo, but by some trick of the brain, the viewer perceives it in color.
“Psychedelic colors are designed to tire the receptors in the back of the eyes,” he says in a video posted on April 25.
“When I remove them, only those needed to color the image should be stimulated.”
The result is that your brain lies to your eyes by telling you that the photo is in full color, when it is not.
The moment you look away from the white dot in the center of the image, it goes back to black and white.
The key is to keep the focus on the white circle as the eyes adjust.
“Whatever you do, look right in the center of that circle,” beatonthebeeb says.
“Keep your phone at a constant distance. Keep your eyes focused. Don’t get distracted.
“If your eyes move, the color will be lost.”
Optical illusions are often just for fun, but they also have real value to scientists.
Brain puzzles help researchers shed light on the inner workings of the mind and how it reacts to the environment.
Dr Gustav Kuhn, a psychologist and expert in human perception at Goldsmiths University in London, told The Sun earlier this month that illusions are important to our understanding of the brain.
“We tend to take perception for granted and rarely think about the hard work that underpins everyday tasks, like seeing a cup of coffee in front of us,” he said.
“Visual illusions highlight misperceptions and provide important information about the hidden neural processes that allow us to see the world around us.”
It follows the release of a spooky illusion earlier this month that made the viewer feel like they were falling into a black hole.
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Categories: Optical Illusion
Source: HIS Education