Perceptual illusions

Robert McIntosh

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-819641-0.00006-2

Perceptual illusions

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Perceptual illusions arise when our conscious experience of the world is systematically at odds with reality. These illusions are similar across people and stable over time, persisting even once we know that they are mistakes. Illusions have long-fascinated philosophers and scientists for what they can reveal about the nature and workings of perception. This article surveys some broad ‘classes’ of illusions, contextualised in terms of the mechanisms and principles of perception that they illustrate.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology
Editors	Sergio Della Sala
Publisher	Elsevier
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819641-0.00006-2
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 31 Jul 2020

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audition
cognitive illusion
embodiment
multisensory integration
physical illusions
physiological illusions
predictive processing
sensation
touch
vision

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Perceptual illusions

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