Monday, June 22, 2020

Study Sheds Light on a Classic Visual Illusion

MIT shares a study on light, perception, and illusions.

Scientists who study the brain have been trying to figure out the mechanism behind this illusion, known as simultaneous brightness contrast, for more than 100 years. An MIT-led study now suggests that this phenomenon relies on brightness estimation that takes place before visual information reaches the brain’s visual cortex, possibly within the retina.

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