Short showBrain Perception Illusions

Discover how your mind constructs the world around you through interactive experiments that expose the hidden shortcuts in your perception. We explore the evolutionary science behind visual illusions and memory errors, linking them to everyday consequences like misunderstandings and anxiety. Listen to understand why your brain lies and how to navigate your constructed reality.

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Why you think your nose is growing

Why you think your nose is growing

Your brain's map of your body isn't what it seems.

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Why You Can’t Trust Your Own Eyes

Why You Can’t Trust Your Own Eyes

Your brain edits reality before you even see it.

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Why you feel things that never touched you

Why you feel things that never touched you

Your brain invents sensations to make sense of the world.

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Why you can't trust your peripheral vision

Why you can't trust your peripheral vision

Your brain gets confused by visual clutter.

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Why you see faces that aren't there

Why you see faces that aren't there

Your brain is making things up to fit its expectations.

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Why You See Things That Aren't There

Why You See Things That Aren't There

How a simple tap on the hand can trick your eyes.

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Why Your Brain Hallucinates in the Quiet

Why Your Brain Hallucinates in the Quiet

How a lack of stimulation can make your mind see things.

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Why You Think You're an Expert... But Aren't

Why You Think You're an Expert... But Aren't

How our brains can overestimate our own abilities.

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Why you hear what isn't there

Why you hear what isn't there

Your brain decides on a sound's location instantly.

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Why You See the World in a Different Color at Dusk

Why You See the World in a Different Color at Dusk

Your eyes have two separate visual systems.

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