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Using Optical Illusions and AI to Study Brain Function [Video content from NHK world]

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"Using optical illusions and AI to study brain function" [Video content from NHK WORLD] is now available! URL:  https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/scienceview/20211116/2015268/ Higher layers of neurons visualize more complex shapes (Illustration from NHK world)

Okazaki Genkikan Illusion, Prize-winning work of the 13th Illusion Contest in Japan

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  This illusion was found in a facility called Okazaki Genki-kan. This is the illusion that the line seen through the slit do not appear to be line. This image is similar to the Poggendorff illusion, but the motion of the camera makes it look very striking. Eiji Watanabe: National Institute for Basic Biology Lana Sinapayen: SONY CSL Citation Watanabe, Eiji; Sinapayen, Lana (2021): Okazaki Genkikan Illusion. figshare. Media. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16910725 PS: Eiji Watanabe (National Institute for Basic Biology) and Lana Sinapayen (Sony CSL / ELSI) got 2nd place at the 13th Visual Illusion and Auditory Illusion Contest, for the Okazaki Genkikan Illusion.