Illusions in the Periphery Ben Balas

Published: Nov. 27, 2018, 7:03 p.m.

b'What can the chance discovery of an illusion tell us about how our eyes\\xa0and brains\\xa0work together?\\xa0Ben Balas from North Dakota State University\\xa0talks with us in episode 37 about his research into the Flashed Face Distortion Effect, an illusion in which normal faces \\u2013 when rapidly presented in people\\u2019s peripheral vision \\u2013 are perceived as grotesque and distorted.'