Sentences with phrase «visual illusion of»

Each data point represents a monthly observation of overlapping five - year periods, creating a visual illusion of more observations than we actually have.

Although the colors can be fun, in general I find a black bezel to be best on an e-reader, since that color typically enhances the e-reader's readability by giving the visual illusion of boosting contrast.

Kingdom and colleagues first announced the illusion at the 2007 Best Visual Illusion of the Year contest, where it won the First Prize.

The Leaning Tower Illusion — which won first prize in the Neural Correlate Society's Best Visual Illusion of the Year Contest in 2007 — reveals the way in which the visual system uses perspective to help reconstruct 3 - D objects.

Ramachandran developed a «mirror box» that creates the visual illusion of two hands for people who actually only have one (see They do it with mirrors).

But visual illusions of various kinds show us that this isn't always the case.

But visual illusions of various kinds show us that this isn't always the case.

Not exact matches

The impression that every human being, the «whole world,» could sit on «this stone» and could use the stone to test and confirm the soundness and fundamental character of sense certainty, is therefore not an absolute illusion, because the sensuous contact between traveler and stone, or the traveler's visual contact with the steeple, corresponds to a typical constellation of events which occur in a variety of ways.

Now some studies have shown that the differences are likely cultural: the Müller - Lyer visual illusion, which shows two lines of equal length where one is often perceived, at least by American undergrads, as longer than the other, is actually not an illusion at all for the San foragers of the Kalahari.

Stephen L. Macknik and Susana Martinez - Conde, experts on visual illusions, show how researchers exploit our error - ridden models of reality in «Mind - Warping Visions.»

Schwarzkopf suggests that this is because the circuits in the visual cortex responsible for the illusion are the same size in everyone, but cover a greater proportion of a smaller visual cortex, causing a stronger effect.

This process is seamless and adaptive — for example, in the ventriloquist illusion, the perceived location of a sound shifts toward the location of visual stimulus if they are presented at the same time.

It does this by using certain unconscious assumptions about the statistics of the natural world — suppositions that can be revealed by visual illusions.

Thus, the study of visual illusions — and the laws they exploit — offers clues to certain otherwise mysterious trends in evolution.

«Since the size of the primary area and size of the higher order areas are linked we expect that these people also have larger high order visual areas and that's what helping them see the illusion clearly,» says Zembrzycki.

Mathematical physicist Roger Penrose drew his famously impossible triangle, and visual scientist Dejan Todorovi of the University of Belgrade in Serbia created a golden arch that won him third prize in the 2005 Best Illusion of the Year Contest.

This article was originally published with the title «Sculpting the Impossible: Solid Renditions of Visual Illusions»

Visual illusions are defined by the dissociation between physical reality and subjective perception of an object or event.

Historically, artists as well as illusionists have used illusions to develop deep insights into the inner workings of the visual system.

The annual contest, which we organized and which is hosted by the Neural Correlate Society, celebrates the ingenuity and creativity of the world's premier visual illusion creators, both artists and scientists.

The offerings, and the male himself, appear larger than life because of an effect that visual scientists call the Ebbinghaus illusion, which causes an object to look bigger if it is surrounded by smaller objects.

Neuroscientists led by Virginie van Wassenhove of the California Institute of Technology found that a visual time - stretching illusion could alter volunteers» perception of audio stimuli, whereas an audio illusion had no such power over visual perception.

Animal Visual Illusion and Confusion: The Importance of a Perceptual Perspective.

He also was the first to describe the camera obscura — a box with a hole in it that captures an image for the purpose of drawing it precisely, a precursor to the modern camera — as well as examining optical illusions in - depth and the thought processes behind human visual perception.

With regard to your recent article on tactile illusions (14 March, p 33), I think I may have been the first to notice the possibility of the transfer of tactile experiences from one part of the visual field to another.

One of nature's most amazing illusions is that we don't see this region as a black hole in visual space.

«Our findings show that, under the right circumstances, a large part of the periphery may become a visual illusion,» says psychology researcher Marte Otten from the University of Amsterdam, lead author on the new research.

What we see in the periphery, just outside the direct focus of the eye, may sometimes be a visual illusion, according to new findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

4/11/2007 Wired for Sound: How the Brain Senses Visual Illusions In a study that could help reveal how illusions are produced in the brain's visual cortex, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have found new evidence of rapid integration of auditory and visual sensations... MVisual Illusions In a study that could help reveal how illusions are produced in the brain's visual cortex, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have found new evidence of rapid integration of auditory and visual sensations..Illusions In a study that could help reveal how illusions are produced in the brain's visual cortex, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have found new evidence of rapid integration of auditory and visual sensations..illusions are produced in the brain's visual cortex, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have found new evidence of rapid integration of auditory and visual sensations... Mvisual cortex, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have found new evidence of rapid integration of auditory and visual sensations... Mvisual sensations... More...

the form or shape of the garment can help you hide, or enhance parts of your body to create a visual illusion that helps overcome «problem areas».

I agree that adding visual interest around the waist really does give the illusion of a slimmer waist.

I feel like the visual effect of having my tops over my pants creates the optical illusion that my backside is more reasonable.

Thai designer Vinita orchestrates a visual illusion for the design of this black scarf.

Plus when you create a high visual mid-point you in turn create the illusion of a long leg.

Photographs, particularly those in online dating profiles, can never show us the reality of what we would think of that person in real life, primarily due to technologies like Photoshop, which create visual illusions that projects deceptive characteristics from the one displaying the image.

Although a photo of you with a group of friends can create a visual illusion called the cheerleader effect, where individual faces appear more attractive, you should go for solo shots of you.

The visual illusion that Ms. Lohan is actually two characters has been accomplished so seamlessly that it barely diverts attention from one of the film's greatest passions, its product plugs.

Magic is an inherently cinematic art form, especially now when no illusion seems beyond the reach of a capable visual effects team.

Granik's visual style is memorable, too — her ability to set a mood and reveal a certain authenticity stand out in a year of so much illusion.

«Seeing Double» goes into detail about the visual effects employed to create the illusion of two Hayley Millses.

And the side glass wraps around the blacked - out D - pillars creating a floating roof illusion and somewhat reducing the visual mass of a vehicle designed to seat 7 or 8 people.

The visual angles create the illusion that you are floating right above the waters of the Pacific.

Clever visual design helped sell the illusion: EAD's graphical designers used some effective illustrative tricks to create a sensation of depth, of a raised racetrack hovering above futuristic landscapes, flanked by electric orbs that acted as bumpers and hazards to prevent driving off the road.

It would be a massive advantage for the Super NES, allowing it to render simple and effective illusions of 3D visuals.

While shifting blocks or aligning shapes to progress may walk familiar territory, the world in which RiME «s hindrances occur is fantastically designed, providing the illusion of openness within environments cleverly built to guide the player along correct pathways using subtle visual clues and very little signposting.

Speaking personally, however, playing with the butterfly net in Skyward Sword was a far more compelling experience of immersive presence than VR, which relies merely upon visual illusion and is not able to overcome the limitations in controls this entails.

The visual style is wonderfully vibrant, with 3 - dimensional isometric levels that are carefully arranged like stacks of building blocks, providing the illusion of depth.

Developed by Digital Illusions CE, this proprietary set of tools is also behind upcoming shooter Star Wars Battlefront, the visual acuity and rich environments of which have been impressing fans and critics.

Scaling and blurring aside, it's the frame - rate that is the key concern here, not just in terms of visual smoothness - essential in maintaining the in - game illusion of reality - but also in the perceived response from the controls.

The illusion of vibrant, living environments, though somewhat hindered by pedestrian visuals (even at max settings), is complimented by ambient noise that changes as you move around the maps.