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Smarandache's Law
gallup.unm.edu
An improvement of Weber's and Fechner's Laws on sensations and stimuli. A paradoxical complex, an optical illusion, and a test of intelligence.
Some Visual Illusions
wisebytes.net
This site shows a range of common visual illusions along with a brief explanation of why they occur. It was originally prepared to show at a children's primary school as part of their study of sensory processing.
The Poggendorff Illusion
soapsheet.com
A study attributing the illusion to summed effects of cardinal axes in the observer's field of view and of salient axes in the figures.
Optical Illusions by Psych ARTS
psycharts.com
We think we perceive objective reality, but perception is always altered by invisible biases. We are never free of the state-dependent bias, and so we are continually taken in by an illusion.
Mind Hacks
mindhacks.com
Neuroscience and psychology tricks discussed and perhaps explained. Companion site to the "Mind Hacks" book by Tom Stafford and Matt Webb.
Sensation and Perception Tutorials
psych.hanover.edu
A small collection of tutorials and demonstrations in sensation and perception.
The Manifold of Sense
samvak.tripod.com
A survey of the discourse regarding emotions, sensations, and an attempt at producing an integrative approach to sensation and perception.
Mind Bluff
mindbluff.com
A family-friendly collection of tactile illusions, mental deceptions, optical tricks, brain puzzlers, and feeling games to play on the self.
Visual Illusions: Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications
visualillusion.net
Matthew Luckiesh's book of this title, published in 1922, was the first scientific explanation of optical illusions to be published.
Vision Laboratory Macquarie University
vision.psy.mq.edu.au
Contains information about current research into human visual perception. Features material from some of the courses run by the psychology department and information about staff and students.s
Chronological History of Vision Research
socsci.uci.edu
Useful chronology by Jack Yellott.
Affective Epistemology
neoscience.org
Affective epistemology is based on the idea that there is a way of knowing which transcends, specific perceptual frames. This idea is predicated on affective components as indicating the quality of a given perception, thought form, or way of being in the consciousness of human beings and other sentient life.
The Noh Mask Effect
kasrl.org
Demonstrates illusory facial expression perception with Japanese Noh masks. Links to publications about the effect.
Visual Science Group: University of Helsinki
helsinki.fi
Research at the Department of Psychology, is focused on human visual processing using psychophysical methods.
IllusionWorks
psylux.psych.tu-dresden.de
A multimedia museum of optical and sensory illusions, with on-line demonstrations and explanations.
The Blanking Phenomenon and its Psychoanatomical Implications
tigger.uic.edu
J J McAnany and M W Levine of the Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago provides information on this visual illusion. [PDF]
The Moon Illusion Explained
facstaff.uww.edu
A relatively new theory is offered for the classic illusion that the moon's constant subtended visual angle of half a degree appears larger for the horizon moon than for the zenith moon.
Optical Flow Estimation Bibliography
itb.biologie.hu-berlin.de
Mainly algorithms (up-to-date; compiled by Laurenz Wiskott at The Salk Institute).
Neuhoff, John - Auditory Perception Research
jneuhoff.com
Electronic reprints of relevant publications on pitch, loudness, localization, and auditory display. (College of Wooster, USA)
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