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[[Cognitive illusions]] are assumed to arise by interaction with assumptions about the world, leading to "unconscious inferences", an idea first suggested in the 19th century by the German physicist and physician [[Hermann von Helmholtz]].
[[Cognitive illusions]] are assumed to arise by interaction with assumptions about the world, leading to "unconscious inferences", an idea first suggested in the 19th century by the German physicist and physician [[Hermann von Helmholtz]].


== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Checker_shadow_illusion.svg|Checker shadow illusion
File:Grey_square_optical_illusion_proof2.svg|Grey square optical illusion proof
File:Gregory_categorization_of_illusions_1991.png|Gregory categorization of illusions 1991
File:Mach_bands_-_animation.gif|Mach bands animation
File:NeptunesGrottoOrganPlayer.jpg|Neptune's Grotto Organ Player
File:Two_silhouette_profile_or_a_white_vase.svg|Two silhouette profile or a white vase
File:Duck-Rabbit_illusion.jpg|Duck-Rabbit illusion
File:Kanizsa_triangle.svg|Kanizsa triangle
File:Vertical–horizontal_illusion.png|Vertical–horizontal illusion
File:Ponzo_illusion.gif|Ponzo illusion
File:Gradient-optical-illusion.svg|Gradient optical illusion
</gallery>
== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Visual perception]]
* [[Visual perception]]

Latest revision as of 23:59, 23 February 2025

Optical illusion is a perception of visual stimuli that differs from reality. Optical illusions can be categorized into three main types: literal illusions, physiological illusions, and cognitive illusions.

Literal illusions[edit]

Literal illusions create images that are different from the objects that make them. These illusions are created by the physical properties of light, such as reflection, refraction, or interference.

Physiological illusions[edit]

Physiological illusions, such as the afterimage or moire pattern, are the effects on the eyes or brain of excessive stimulation of a specific type - brightness, color, size, position, tilt, movement, etc.

Cognitive illusions[edit]

Cognitive illusions are assumed to arise by interaction with assumptions about the world, leading to "unconscious inferences", an idea first suggested in the 19th century by the German physicist and physician Hermann von Helmholtz.

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