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The '''Orbison illusion''' is an [[optical illusion]] that was first described by the psychologist |
The '''Orbison illusion''' is an [[optical illusion]] that was first described by the psychologist Roy Orbison in 1939. The bounding rectangle and inner square both appear distorted in the presence of the radiating lines. The background gives us the impression there is some sort of perspective. As a |
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result, our brain sees the shape distorted. This is a variant of the [[Hering illusion|Hering]] and [[Wundt illusion]]s. |
result, our brain sees the shape distorted. This is a variant of the [[Hering illusion|Hering]] and [[Wundt illusion]]s. |
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Revision as of 11:59, 26 February 2010
The Orbison illusion is an optical illusion that was first described by the psychologist Roy Orbison in 1939. The bounding rectangle and inner square both appear distorted in the presence of the radiating lines. The background gives us the impression there is some sort of perspective. As a result, our brain sees the shape distorted. This is a variant of the Hering and Wundt illusions.
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