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The Weird Way That Movies Trick Your Brain

Join Joe Hanson as he explores curiosity and illuminates the science behind… well, everything.

The Weird Way That Movies Trick Your Brain

Season 9 Episode 19 | 17m 56s | CC

Movies. Video games. YouTube videos. All of them work because we accidentally figured out a way to fool your brain’s visual processing system, and you don’t even know it’s happening. In this video, I talk to neuroscientist David Eagleman about the secret illusions that make the moving picture possible.

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