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Introduction to the Neuropsychology of Visual Illusions

Introduction

Visual perception of the world around us is a complex process, and one that allows your brain to make sense of what your eyes see. In this resource you will look at two popular visual illusions: the Hollow Face Illusion and the Café Wall Illusion and begin to understand how visual processing works.

Objectives

• Begin to think about what causes visual illusions
• Begin to understand what visual illusions can reveal about visual perception

This resource was funded by the Take Your Place project.  To find out more information visit https://www.takeyourplace.ac.uk/

Resource activities

Activity 1 - The Hollow Face Illusion

This activity introduces you to the visual perception process

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Activity 2 - The Café Wall Illusion

In this activity you will look at another visual illusion

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Reflective questions

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Task 1

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Task 2

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Task 3

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