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Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"How magicians exploit the natural functioning of our brains to astonish and amaze us. How do magicians make us see the impossible? The Illusionist Brain takes you on an unforgettable journey through the inner workings of the human mind, revealing how magicians achieve their spectacular and seemingly impossible effects by interfering with your cognitive processes. Along the way, this lively and informative book provides a guided tour of modern neuroscience,...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"This book doesn't just promise to change the way you think about sleight of hand and David Copperfield-it will also change the way you think about the mind." -Jonah Lehrer, author of How We Decide and Proust Was A Neuroscientist
Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde, the founders of the exciting new discipline of neuromagic, have convinced some of the world's greatest magicians to allow scientists to study their techniques for tricking the...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
With the dynamic interactive Optical Illusions, each time readers turn the page, lift the flaps, or pull the tabs, they'll be confronted with an even more amazing optical illusion! This guide to the world of eye-tricks is fun for the entire family {8212} providing new and gasp-inducing moments on each page. Along with the illusions, which include a spinning thaumatrope, a stereoscope, and an entrancing 3D sculpture that "follows" you around the room,...
Author
Publisher
Sterling Pub. Co
Pub. Date
©2004
Language
English
Description
Astonishing creations by masters of the art, such as Escher, Dali, and Archimbolo; amazing visual trickery; and an illuminating foreword by the Pulitzer Prize--winning author Douglas R. Hofstadter make this 320-page, breathtaking collection the definitive book of optical illusions. Rings of seahorses that seem to rotate on the page. Butterflies that transform right before your eyes into two warriors with their horses. A mosaic portrait of oceanographer...
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