A CLEVER optical illusion makes coloured rectangles appear as if they are rotating – even though they are not.
The artwork gives off the appearance of motion but really it’s just a static image playing a trick on our mind. So, what can you see?
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The colours and the shapes interacting with each other deceive the brainCredit: lenstore
Often optical illusions use shapes, space, postion, colour contrasts and lines to fool our minds into thinking images are moving when they are not.
Some scientists believe it may be caused by involuntary eye movements.
Others think motion detectors in our visual cortex can be overwhelmed by the change in neurons and movement is triggered.
Contact lens firm Lenstore set the challenge for viewers to stare at the different circles and see what happens.
Optical illusions can blow our minds all year around but how you perceive them could be influenced by what month it is, boffins claim.
Looking at the “duck or bunny” optical illusion, the brain might form a stronger association with one depending on the time of year, research suggests.
Experts have explained in a study published in the journal Perceptual and Motor Skills that the drawing was shown to 265 subjects on Easter and 276 in October.
A majority of people saw the bunny on Easter and the bird in October.
“This biasing effect of expectancy upon perception was observed for young children (2 to 10 years) as well as for older subjects (11 to 93 years),” the researchers said.
A related study reports this illusion is also a test of creativity.
Meanwhile another “super-illusion” video blew people’s minds on social media – and it was easy to see why.
The animation appears to show a stick man climbing stairs and jumping, but really it was just their eyes playing tricks.
Categories: Optical Illusion
Source: HIS Education