The Weird Brain Illusion That Makes Movies Work

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Movies. Video games. YouTube videos. All of them work because we accidentally figured out a way to fool your brains visual processing system, and you dont even know its happening. In this video, I talk to neuroscientist David Eagleman about the secret illusions that make the moving picture possible.

Thank you to The Slow-Mo Guys for sharing some incredible footage with us. Here are the full videos:
https://youtu.be/3BJU2drrtCM
https://youtu.be/omuRkUFnnv4
https://youtu.be/eJVpYL44jUQ

References and sources:
https://sites.google.com/view/be-smart-illusion-of-video/home

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