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Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman
Ep65 "Why do brains so easily fall for magic tricks?"
Jul 1, 2024
Magician Robert Strong and cognitive neuroscientists Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde discuss how magicians manipulate attention, deceive the brain, and create illusions. They explore the neuroscience behind magic tricks, highlighting attention manipulation, misdirection, and the collaboration between magic and neuroscience in studying perception and consciousness.
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- Magicians manipulate attention through misdirection and cognitive limitations to create illusions.
- Magic tricks involve dividing attention, time misdirection, and cognitive limitations for success.
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Magicians Exploit Attentional Limitations
Magicians have mastered manipulating attention through techniques like misdirection and attentional management. By dividing attention or using time misdirection, magicians lead audiences to focus on one thing while they perform sleight of hand elsewhere. Techniques like humor and engaging with the audience enhance the magical experience. Magicians leverage the brain's limitations in attention and perception to create illusions.
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