Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde

Champions of Illusion: The Science behind Mind-Boggling Images and the Mystifying Brain

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In Champions of Illusion, Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik present a smorgasbord of mystifying images, many selected from their Best Illusion of the Year Contest. Whether it’s false motion, tricks of perspective, or shifting colors, Martinez-Conde and Macknik, who study the intersection of neuroscience, illusions, and stage magic, explain just why we think we see the things we see. The pair are award-winning neuroscientists, professors, and the authors of the international bestseller Sleights of Mind.