Optical Illusions
By Ines Miraka
Optical Illusions
Optical illusions are a type of neuroscience. They are never meant to trick the eye but the brain interprets it that way. Although our sensations feel accurate and truthful, they do not necessarily reproduce the physical reality of the outside world. Of course, many experiences in daily life reflect the physical stimuli that send signals to the brain. But the same neural machinery that interprets inputs from our eyes, ears and other sensory organs is also responsible for our dreams, delusions and failings of memory. Visual illusion is what makes the brain take in the images to have it make sense.
“An illusion is proof that you don't always see what you think you do -- because of the way your brain and your entire visual system perceive and interpret an image.” This quote proves that your eyes and brain carry two different types of functions. Your eyes just see the object in front of you but, your brain actually interprets what it is and what it’s going to do. “Everything that enters the senses needs to be interpreted through the brain -- and these interpretations occasionally go wrong.”
Lastly, the reason you see what you see when you actually look at the illusions is because of your brain. Since the brain is only used to seeing plain, solid objects, when odd shapes are formed together to create one picture the mind gets thrown off and thinks they are moving.
In my opinion, opticians and scientist will find a way to either totally control humans minds or find a way for everyone to stop getting fooled by the images. This field of study could go so many ways. Honestly it might get to the point where scientist will be so educated, that they will be able to create the illusions for people to comprehend.
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