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Optical illusion

In visual perception, an optical illusion (also called a visual illusion) is an illusion caused by the visual system and characterized by a visual percept that arguably appears to differ from reality. Illusions come in a wide variety; their categorization is difficult because the underlying cause is often not clear but a classification proposed by…

Explanation of cognitive illusions, Pathological visual illusions (distortions) & In art

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Physical visual illusions

Physiological visual illusions

Cognitive illusions

Explanation of cognitive illusions

Pathological visual illusions (distortions)

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In art

Cognitive processes hypothesis

Gallery

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related to References · 71
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related to Gallery · 32
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related to In art · 28
Optical illusion → Akiyoshi Kitaoka, Artists, Ben Heine, Bridget Riley, Charles Allan Gilbert, Contemporary, Dick Termes, Escher, Gianni, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, István Orosz, Jasper Johns, Jonty Hurwitz, Marcel Duchamp, Octavio Ocampo, Op, Optical, Oscar Reutersvärd, Patrick Bokanowski, Patrick Hughes
related to Cognitive illusions · 20
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related to Monocular depth and motion perception · 12
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related to Physiological visual illusions · 11
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related to Color and brightness constancies · 10
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related to Illusions and schizophrenia · 10
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see also · 7
Optical illusion → Barber's, Bullseye, Closed-eye, Media, Optical, Wikimedia Commons Auditory, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Cognitive processes hypothesis · 6
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top-down processinginstance ofThe water-color illusion describes how the human mind perceives the wholeness of an object0.80text
Optical illusionrelated to Cognitive illusionsCognitive0.60section
Optical illusionrelated to Cognitive illusionsGerman0.60section
Optical illusionrelated to Cognitive illusionsHermann Helmholtz0.60section
Optical illusionrelated to Cognitive illusionsAmbiguous0.60section
Optical illusionrelated to Cognitive illusionsThe Necker0.60section
Optical illusionrelated to Cognitive illusionsRubin0.60section
Optical illusionrelated to Cognitive illusionsKokichi Sugihara's0.60section
Optical illusionrelated to Cognitive illusionsDistorting0.60section
Optical illusionrelated to Cognitive illusionsCafé0.60section
Optical illusionrelated to Cognitive illusionsOther0.60section
Optical illusionrelated to Cognitive illusionsMüller-Lyer0.60section

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