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The experts that can outsmart optical illusions
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1078962
INTRO: Medical imaging experts are adept at solving common optical illusions, according to research from four UK universities, including the University of East Anglia. The correct analysis of medical images from scans, such as MRI, is critical for diagnosing cancer and many other conditions.
A new study published today shows that people who do this professionally are also more accurate at judging the size of objects in common optical illusions. In other words, medical imaging experts also literally see better in everyday life!
The research is also the first to show that people can be trained to do better at solving visual illusions, which was previously thought to be near-impossible.
Senior researcher Dr Martin Doherty, from UEA’s School of Psychology, said: “Optical illusions are designed to fool the brain. They can be a bit of fun, but they also help researchers shed light on how our brains works.
“We wanted to better understand whether people who are very experienced and skilled in visual recognition, do better at solving optical illusions.”
Participants were shown a series of visual illusions that made it hard to correctly judge the size of two similar objects – and asked to identify the larger one... (MORE - details, no ads)
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The experts that can outsmart optical illusions
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1078962
INTRO: Medical imaging experts are adept at solving common optical illusions, according to research from four UK universities, including the University of East Anglia. The correct analysis of medical images from scans, such as MRI, is critical for diagnosing cancer and many other conditions.
A new study published today shows that people who do this professionally are also more accurate at judging the size of objects in common optical illusions. In other words, medical imaging experts also literally see better in everyday life!
The research is also the first to show that people can be trained to do better at solving visual illusions, which was previously thought to be near-impossible.
Senior researcher Dr Martin Doherty, from UEA’s School of Psychology, said: “Optical illusions are designed to fool the brain. They can be a bit of fun, but they also help researchers shed light on how our brains works.
“We wanted to better understand whether people who are very experienced and skilled in visual recognition, do better at solving optical illusions.”
Participants were shown a series of visual illusions that made it hard to correctly judge the size of two similar objects – and asked to identify the larger one... (MORE - details, no ads)