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Did the lines look like they’re moving? This is sigma motion, a visual illusion where a stationary pattern, often black-and-white stripes, appears to move when your eyes smoothly track across it. What’s happening? Your brain isn’t just reading the image from your retina, it’s also using an internal signal about your eye movement, called efference copy, to interpret what you see. When the pattern flips rapidly during smooth pursuit, the visual system can experience motion even though nothing in the image is actually moving. This illusion is a great reminder that vision is not just about what hits the eye, it’s also about how the brain predicts and interprets movement. Credits: Sigma motion was coined by O. J. Grüsser. Research on the interaction between eye movements and apparent motion was advanced by James Pomerantz and later work by Adler et al. @physics_unplugged #sigma #visual #neuroscience #perception #opticalillusion
Did the lines look like they’re moving? This is sigma motion, a visual illusion where a stationary pattern, often black-and-white stripes, appears to move when your eyes smoothly track across it. What’s happening? Your brain isn’t just reading the image from your retina, it’s also using an internal signal about your eye movement, called efference copy, to interpret what you see. When the pattern flips rapidly during smooth pursuit, the visual system can experience motion even though nothing in the image is actually moving. This illusion is a great reminder that vision is not just about what hits the eye, it’s also about how the brain predicts and interprets movement. Credits: Sigma motion was coined by O. J. Grüsser. Research on the interaction between eye movements and apparent motion was advanced by James Pomerantz and later work by Adler et al. @physics_unplugged #sigma #visual #neuroscience #perception #opticalillusion
Do you see the hole expanding? If this black circle seems to grow larger as you stare at it, you’re not imagining things. A recent study found that this “expanding hole” illusion is experienced by around 86% of people. Researchers say the effect is so powerful that the brain can interpret it like real motion, as if you’re moving forward into a tunnel or dark space. In some cases, it even triggers the pupils to widen, just as they would in a dim environment. What’s still unclear is why about 14% of people don’t seem to experience the illusion at all. Credits: Study by Dr. Bruno Laeng and colleagues, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. #opticalillusion #brain #visual #neuroscience #psychology
Do you see the hole expanding? If this black circle seems to grow larger as you stare at it, you’re not imagining things. A recent study found that this “expanding hole” illusion is experienced by around 86% of people. Researchers say the effect is so powerful that the brain can interpret it like real motion, as if you’re moving forward into a tunnel or dark space. In some cases, it even triggers the pupils to widen, just as they would in a dim environment. What’s still unclear is why about 14% of people don’t seem to experience the illusion at all. Credits: Study by Dr. Bruno Laeng and colleagues, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. #opticalillusion #brain #visual #neuroscience #psychology
Powerful websites you should know (part 986) turn text into visuals #visual #graffic #productivity
Powerful websites you should know (part 986) turn text into visuals #visual #graffic #productivity
Did the lines look like they’re moving? This is sigma motion, a visual illusion where a stationary pattern, often black-and-white stripes, appears to move when your eyes smoothly track across it. What’s happening? Your brain isn’t just reading the image from your retina, it’s also using an internal signal about your eye movement, called efference copy, to interpret what you see. When the pattern flips rapidly during smooth pursuit, the visual system can experience motion even though nothing in the image is actually moving. This illusion is a great reminder that vision is not just about what hits the eye, it’s also about how the brain predicts and interprets movement. Credits: Sigma motion was coined by O. J. Grüssner. Research on the interaction between eye movements and apparent motion was advanced by James Pomerantz and later work by Adler et al. #sigma #visual #neuroscience #perception opticalillusion
Did the lines look like they’re moving? This is sigma motion, a visual illusion where a stationary pattern, often black-and-white stripes, appears to move when your eyes smoothly track across it. What’s happening? Your brain isn’t just reading the image from your retina, it’s also using an internal signal about your eye movement, called efference copy, to interpret what you see. When the pattern flips rapidly during smooth pursuit, the visual system can experience motion even though nothing in the image is actually moving. This illusion is a great reminder that vision is not just about what hits the eye, it’s also about how the brain predicts and interprets movement. Credits: Sigma motion was coined by O. J. Grüssner. Research on the interaction between eye movements and apparent motion was advanced by James Pomerantz and later work by Adler et al. #sigma #visual #neuroscience #perception opticalillusion
Aaj Na by @vizdumb just something that’s been in my head lately 🍥 the track is honestly beautiful from start to end, so I had to make animatic visuals on it 🌻 . music artists, DM for commissions 👾 . . #visual #animatic#animation#viralreels#supportsmallartists
Aaj Na by @vizdumb just something that’s been in my head lately 🍥 the track is honestly beautiful from start to end, so I had to make animatic visuals on it 🌻 . music artists, DM for commissions 👾 . . #visual #animatic#animation#viralreels#supportsmallartists
At first glance, it looks like ordinary glass, but the moment it powers on, light begins to assemble into something that feels almost unreal. Thousands of micro-LED nodes work together in perfect sync, creating floating visuals that don’t block what’s behind them, turning empty space into a living display. It is not just a screen anymore, it is architecture becoming interactive, where reality and digital layers exist at the same time. Love technology? Follow @Technology Credits: @ocolour_led_visual #visual #led #display #technology #reels
At first glance, it looks like ordinary glass, but the moment it powers on, light begins to assemble into something that feels almost unreal. Thousands of micro-LED nodes work together in perfect sync, creating floating visuals that don’t block what’s behind them, turning empty space into a living display. It is not just a screen anymore, it is architecture becoming interactive, where reality and digital layers exist at the same time. Love technology? Follow @Technology Credits: @ocolour_led_visual #visual #led #display #technology #reels
#hobby#diy#treanding#viral_video#creative#drawing #art #painting #invisible painting #visual effects #eco #ecofriendly #ecofriendlyliving #enviornment #paint #ink #plants #nature #leaves🍁
#hobby#diy#treanding#viral_video#creative#drawing #art #painting #invisible painting #visual effects #eco #ecofriendly #ecofriendlyliving #enviornment #paint #ink #plants #nature #leaves🍁
Metamorfoza działki ROD 🌱 #visual #dzialkawmiescie #aiarchitecture #renovation
Metamorfoza działki ROD 🌱 #visual #dzialkawmiescie #aiarchitecture #renovation
#hobby#diy#treanding#viral_video#creative#drawing #art #painting #invisible painting #visual effects #eco #ecofriendly #ecofriendlyliving #enviornment #paint #ink #plants #nature #leaves🍁
#hobby#diy#treanding#viral_video#creative#drawing #art #painting #invisible painting #visual effects #eco #ecofriendly #ecofriendlyliving #enviornment #paint #ink #plants #nature #leaves🍁
Dimineață, aprilie 🌷🚎 #urban #nature #visual #moldova
Dimineață, aprilie 🌷🚎 #urban #nature #visual #moldova
Temporarily reclaiming urban surfaces through projected light and moving visuals •⩊• #touchdesigner #visual #digitalart #resolume #pixelart
Temporarily reclaiming urban surfaces through projected light and moving visuals •⩊• #touchdesigner #visual #digitalart #resolume #pixelart
This illusion works because your brain relies on perspective and ground alignment to judge height, not actual measurements. The platform is slightly tilted and uneven, making one side appear higher and closer while the other looks lower and farther away. This tricks your brain into thinking one person is taller. When they switch positions, their real height stays the same — but your brain keeps trusting the same visual cues, so the illusion flips instantly. What you see isn’t always what’s real… it’s what your brain decides. Follow @a7reasons 🧠 #science #illusion #psychology #visual #a7reasons
This illusion works because your brain relies on perspective and ground alignment to judge height, not actual measurements. The platform is slightly tilted and uneven, making one side appear higher and closer while the other looks lower and farther away. This tricks your brain into thinking one person is taller. When they switch positions, their real height stays the same — but your brain keeps trusting the same visual cues, so the illusion flips instantly. What you see isn’t always what’s real… it’s what your brain decides. Follow @a7reasons 🧠 #science #illusion #psychology #visual #a7reasons
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