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In Seeing Through Illusions , renowned scientist Richard Gregory explores what visual illusions can tell us about how our brains perceive the world. Looking at optical tricks and many other extraordinary phenomena, Gregory explains how scientists use these anomalies to peel back the normal
processes of perception, and to reveal how the brain performs the remarkable feat of representing the real world with the kind of richness and accuracy which we experience--and take for granted--every day. And these visual illusions not only tell us about how our brain works, but they also reveal
the brain's evolutionary past. Traces of earlier stages remain buried within our brains like stratified layers, laid down through evolutionary time, and Gregory shows how the study of different kinds of illusions reveals glimpses of these layers. Interweaving science with reflections on art and
philosophy, fascinating psychological case-studies, and some amazing visual phenomena, this book addresses questions about our brains that have puzzled scientists and philosophers for centuries.

272 pages, Hardcover

First published February 26, 2008

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Profile Image for Marawan Awad.
177 reviews87 followers
December 8, 2015
Seeing Through Illusions
توقعت أكثر مما وجدت لمثل هذا العنوان.
الترجمة على عكس ما اعتدت من مترجمي المركزي القومي للترجمة (المفضل لدي) ...

البحث حاول أن يكون شموليا بقدر الامكان في أسباب الالخداع البصري من أسباب فسيولوجيا عضوية مرورا بالأسباب النفسية إلى الأسباب المعرفية التي تعتمد على الوعي و الإدراك.

هل وجدت الجديد في الكتاب؟
ربما بسبب مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي معظم الخداعات البصرية معروفة لدى الناس و لي .... فلم تضف أنواع جديدة ... ربما قام الكتاب بوضع تسميات لها و ذكر من قام بتصميم هذه الأنواع من الخداعات منعلماء النفس و أطباء الرمد و غيرهم
من الباحثين الأنثربولوجيين.

و أظن أن معظم أسباب هذه الخداعات مفهومة لي و لغيري بالبداهة فالأسباب التي قدمها الكتاب ليست جديدة و لكن تنظيرها بشكل منهجي هو الجديد لي .... فلا يقرأ المرء كل يوم كتاب يتحدث عن هذه التفصيلة .

الكتاب يذكرنا بأن البصر لا يتم بالعين فقط و انما في الأساس هي عملية إدراكية و الوعي يلعب دور كبير فيه ، بدونه سيكون سهل خداعك!!
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July 13, 2019
A wealth of information on sight, perception, contextual knowledge and explanations of where it falters or cannot make a decision. Personally, I would have liked to see more graphical examples to clarify the point made as well as a better connection between the topic at hand and its overarching framework, either the periodic table or the contextual framework. The experiments conducted that have lead to the results are rarely explained.
The book is therefore best read as a series of anecdotes, with empirical results and background circumstances. Also the many sidenotes are absorbing, such as whether illusions are perceived by babies, primates and parrots, as well as the experiences of people whose vision is restored after a lifetime of blindness.
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