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University of Southampton: Demystifying a Visual Illusion - Why We See Colour That's Not There
November 04, 2025
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Nov. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southampton issued the following news:

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Demystifying a visual illusion: Why we see colour that's not there

A new scientific discovery has unravelled why we sometimes see colours that aren't there.

The phenomenon of 'colour afterimages' is when you see illusory - or false - colours after staring at real colours for a longer time. Through this, the brain can be tr . . .

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