The Ebbinghaus Illusion: Small, or very far away?: Which of the two centre circles below is bigger? And what does this tell us about how the visual system works?

Nathalia Gjersoe

The Ebbinghaus Illusion: Small, or very far away? Which of the two centre circles below is bigger? And what does this tell us about how the visual system works?

Department of Psychology

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Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Guardian
Publication status	Published - 22 Sept 2016

Keywords

visual illusions
psychology
vision science

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/head-quarters/2016/aug/22/the-ebbinghaus-illusion-small-far-away-circles-father-ted

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