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Sleights of Mind

What the neuroscience of magic reveals about our brains

By: Susana Martinez-Conde,Stephen L. Macknik,Sandra Blakeslee

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Sleights of Mind

What the neuroscience of magic reveals about our brains

By: Susana Martinez-Conde,Stephen L. Macknik,Sandra Blakeslee

What can magic tell us about ourselves and our daily lives? If you subtly change the subject during an uncomfortable conversation, did you know you're using attentional 'misdirection', a core technique of magic? And if you've ever bought an expensive item you'd sworn never to buy, you were probably unaware that the salesperson was, like an accomplished magician, a master at creating the 'illusion of choice'. Leading neuroscientists Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde meet with magicians from all over the world to explain how the magician's art sheds light on consciousness, memory, attention, and belief. As the founders of the new discipline of NeuroMagic, they combine cutting-edge scientific research with startling insights into the tricks of the magic trade. By understanding how magic manipulates the processes in our brains, we can better understand how we work - in fields from law and education to marketing, health and psychology - for good and for ill.

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1847652956

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Champions of Illusion

The Science Behind Mind-Boggling Images and Mystifying Brain Puzzles

By: Susana Martinez-Conde,Stephen Macknik

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The Science Behind Mind-Boggling Images and Mystifying Brain Puzzles

By: Susana Martinez-Conde,Stephen Macknik

A full-color celebration of stunning visual illusions and the science behind them In Champions of Illusion, Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik present a smorgasbord of mystifying images, many selected from their Best Illusion of the Year Contest. Whether it’s false motion, tricks of perspective, or shifting colors, Champions of Illusion is packed with adventures in visual perception. If you have ever found yourself face-to-face with an utterly bewildering illusion, you know the powerful effect such images have on the mind. The question we often ask ourselves is, How is that possible? Martinez-Conde and Macknik, who study the intersection of neuroscience, illusions, and stage magic, explain just why we think we see the things we see. The Best Illusion of the Year Contest draws entries from vision scientists, artists, magicians, and mathematicians bent on creating today’s most beguiling illusions. Featuring the contest’s most bizarre effects and unbelievable mind tricks, along with classic illusions and illuminating descriptions of what is actually going on in your brain when you are deceived by visuals on the page, Champions of Illusion is an electrifying mix of science and magic that you will not soon forget.

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Macmillan + ORM

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0374718393

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Champions of Illusion

The Science Behind Mind-Boggling Images and Mystifying Brain Puzzles

By: Susana Martinez-Conde,Stephen Macknik

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The Science Behind Mind-Boggling Images and Mystifying Brain Puzzles

By: Susana Martinez-Conde,Stephen Macknik

A collection of visual illusions with explanations of the science behind them, gathered from the Best Illusions of the Year contest. --

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Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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0374120404

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9780374120405

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