Incredible Visual Illusions.

Seckel, Al.

ISBN 10: 1841931977 / ISBN 13: 9781841931975

Published by Kettering, Index Books, 2005

About this Item

22,5 x 28 cm. 256 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Includes for example: Brightness and contrast illusions / Scintillating illusions / Twisted Cord Illusions / Figure and Ground illusions / Estimation illusions / Stereo Illusions / Shadow illusions etc. etc. An optical illusion (also called a visual illusion) is characterized by visually perceived images that differ from objective reality. The information gathered by the eye is processed in the brain to give a perception that does not tally with a physical measurement of the stimulus source. There are three main types: literal optical illusions that create images that are different from the objects that make them, physiological illusions that are the effects of excessive stimulation of a specific type (brightness, colour, size, position, tilt, movement), and cognitive illusions, the result of unconscious inferences. Pathological visual illusions arise from a pathological exaggeration in physiological visual perception mechanisms causing the aforementioned types of illusions. Optical illusions are often classified into categories including the physical and the cognitive or perceptual, and contrasted with optical hallucinations. (Wikipedia).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Incredible Visual Illusions.
• Publisher: Kettering, Index Books
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841931977
• ISBN 13: 9781841931975
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Weight: 1200 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Incredible Visual Illusions is among the most comprehensive collections of optical illusions ever assembled. Author Al Seckel sketches a history of illusions for the reader, and cites the fascinating origins of each illustration, from Da Vinci's anamorphosis to modern-day computer-generated tricks of eye. Readers can learn about the cognitive science behind these amazing artworks and examine the ways in which we see and perceive, and how the human brain interprets the visual messages transmitted from the eye. This book is an authoritative, thorough, and enjoyable guide to an extraordinary subject.

About the Author

Al Seckel, of the California Institute of Technology, is a cognitive vision scientist and a leading expert on visual illusions. He has lectured extensively on the subject of illusions at many of the world's most prestigious universities, and designs and builds interactive galleries of illusions for science museums around the world. He is also president of IllusionWorks, which licenses illusion images and products internationally.