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The Illusionist Brain: The Neuroscience of Magic
By Camí, Jordi & Luis M. Martínez
- ISBN
- 9780691208442
- Publisher
- Princeton Univ.
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Reviewed on April 1, 2022 | Science {}amp; Technology
Magic, according to Camí (pharmacology, Pompeu Fabra Univ., Barcelona) and Martínez (neuroscience, Inst. of Neuroscience, Alicante, Spain), is "the art of creating impossible effects that violate our expectations." A successful magic trick appears to transgress natural laws, but in reality it has only fooled the brain, which receives vast amounts of sensory input and devises shortcuts to interpret it. In this book, Camí and Martínez explore ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
