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Stronger Misdirection in Curved than in Straight Motion

Illusions developed by magicians are a rich and largely untapped source of insight into perception and cognition. Here we show that curved motion, as employed by the magician in a classic sleight of hand trick, generates stronger misdirection than rectilinear motion, and that this difference can be...

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Autores principales: Otero-Millan, Jorge, Macknik, Stephen L., Robbins, Apollo, Martinez-Conde, Susana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Research Foundation 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3221472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22125518
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2011.00133
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author Otero-Millan, Jorge
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Martinez-Conde, Susana
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description Illusions developed by magicians are a rich and largely untapped source of insight into perception and cognition. Here we show that curved motion, as employed by the magician in a classic sleight of hand trick, generates stronger misdirection than rectilinear motion, and that this difference can be explained by the differential engagement of the smooth pursuit and the saccadic oculomotor systems. This research exemplifies how the magician’s intuitive understanding of the spectator’s mindset can surpass that of the cognitive scientist in specific instances, and that observation-based behavioral insights developed by magicians are worthy of quantitative investigation in the neuroscience laboratory.
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spelling pubmed-32214722011-11-28 Stronger Misdirection in Curved than in Straight Motion Otero-Millan, Jorge Macknik, Stephen L. Robbins, Apollo Martinez-Conde, Susana Front Hum Neurosci Neuroscience Illusions developed by magicians are a rich and largely untapped source of insight into perception and cognition. Here we show that curved motion, as employed by the magician in a classic sleight of hand trick, generates stronger misdirection than rectilinear motion, and that this difference can be explained by the differential engagement of the smooth pursuit and the saccadic oculomotor systems. This research exemplifies how the magician’s intuitive understanding of the spectator’s mindset can surpass that of the cognitive scientist in specific instances, and that observation-based behavioral insights developed by magicians are worthy of quantitative investigation in the neuroscience laboratory. Frontiers Research Foundation 2011-11-21 /pmc/articles/PMC3221472/ /pubmed/22125518 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2011.00133 Text en Copyright © 2011 Otero-Millan, Macknik, Robbins and Martinez-Conde. http://www.frontiersin.org/licenseagreement This is an open-access article subject to a non-exclusive license between the authors and Frontiers Media SA, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in other forums, provided the original authors and source are credited and other Frontiers conditions are complied with.
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title_short Stronger Misdirection in Curved than in Straight Motion
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3221472/
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