The amazing human brain …

1. The amazing human brain … …can sometimes trick us

2. What are "illusions"? Illusions trick us into seeing something differently to what actually exists, so what we see does not match the physical reality. The word illusion comes from the Latin verb illudere meaning, "to mock." Also, some illusions show us one thing in a picture, while someone else sees something entirely different in the same picture.

3. The phenomenal power of the human mindI cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdaniegThe phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid! Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteers are in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig yes? And I awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt.

4. Optical Illusions and Visual PhenomenaWant to confuse your eyes and brain a bit? Yes? Then you might want to have a look at the following pictures ..

5. Are they looking up or looking down?

6. How many legs does this elephant have?

7. A vase or two people?

8. The face of a lady or a man playing an instrument?

9. A rabbit or a duck?

10. One face or two profiles?

11. Where does the middle column go?

12. Can you draw this crate?

13. Can you draw this fork?

14. An old lady or a young woman?

15. If it appears to roll, your eyes are playing tricks on you...

16. If the daisies turn, your brain is playing tricks

17. If something is rotating, you need a break!

18. Nothing is really moving!

19. ... parallel or not?

20. Spiral or circle?

21. Concentrate on the cross in the middle, after a while you will notice that the moving purple dot will turn green! Look at the cross a bit longer and you‘ll notice that all dots except the green one will disappear.

22. And to finish with...

23.       Follow the steps below. *         1) Stare at the 4 little dots on the middle of the picture for 30 seconds *         2) then look at a wall near you *         3) a bright spot will appear *         4) Blink quickly a few times and you‘ll see a figure *         5) What do you see? Or even WHO do you see?