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Finding the place where the brain creates illusory shapes and surfaces

September 30, 2013 by

Neuroscientists have identified the location in the brain's visual cortex responsible for generating a common perceptual illusion: Seeing shapes and surfaces that don't really exist when viewing a fragmented background.

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