Why Does Our Mind See Illusions?

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Why Does Our Mind See Illusions?
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The Human brain put images together because it
has learned to expect things sometimes the data
might get a little confused. We may see
an illusion because we know what we are expected
to see, even though part of a picture or design
may not be completely there. The basis of this is
in how we perceive things.
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That almost explains everything right there. If
our brain and eyes did not function like they do,
we would not see illusions like we do.
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One example of optical illusion is the
television. The television just shows us a
continuous flow of still pictures, one right
after the other. Your eyes, along with your
brain, fill in all of the empty spots. Our
brain has learned to expect movement. As a
result, our brain can fill in all of the missing
pieces and the pictures on the television appear
to be moving, even though they really arent!
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A computer monitor is also one big optical
illusion. Sometime, when you have a chance, look
at a computer screen very closely for a minute or
two. You will notice that your computer screen is
made up of tiny red, green, and blue dots.
The illusion here is that you see more than
just red, green, and blue dots you see thousands
of different colors. Our brains put the red,
green, and blue dots together to make the colors!
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Optical illusions just trick you into seeing
something else. They are an error in our
perception of the illusion.
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Look at the words below from left to right. Say
out loud the COLOR not the word. This is a left
to right conflict. The right side of your brain
tries to say the color while the left insists on
reading the word.
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