Moving Illusions

[PPI Brian]

Here's a great video I found that shows how and why our brains misinterpret visual information as motion. Very interesting!

http://www.youtube.com/v/Iw8idyw_N6Q

[PPI Tim]

Interesting.. They are fooling you and you don't like it.

[PPI Brian]

Interesting.. They are fooling you and you don't like it.

It is interesting, isn't it? And yet it's more than just fun for fun's sake. It explains some of the perceived anomalous phenomena that people report in haunted locations. It's helpful to understand how the human brain interprets information so we can fully explain what people are experiencing. Remember gravity hill on Dictionary Hill in Spring Valley?