MIT: Study Sheds Light on a Classic Visual Illusion
June 17, 2020
June 17, 2020
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news:
It's a classic visual illusion: Two gray dots appear on a background that consists of a gradient from light gray to black. Although the two dots are identical, they appear very different based on where they are placed against the background.
Scientists who study the brain have been trying to figure out the mechanism behind this illusion, known as simultaneous bright . . .
It's a classic visual illusion: Two gray dots appear on a background that consists of a gradient from light gray to black. Although the two dots are identical, they appear very different based on where they are placed against the background.
Scientists who study the brain have been trying to figure out the mechanism behind this illusion, known as simultaneous bright . . .