Brain games. Season 2, episode 3, Motion commotion /

Evolving in a world that is constantly moving, our brain had to develop a sophisticated sense of motion in order to survive. This episode of BRAIN GAMES stops to ask a deceptively simple question, what really is motion? We explore the science behind how our brain detects, interprets, and reacts to m...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Nelson, Trey (Director), Nigro, Michael (Director), Williams, Jason (Documentary producer) (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	District of Columbia : National Geographic, 2013.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Motion perception (Vision) Optical illusions. Perception visuelle du mouvement. Illusions d'optique. Documentary television programs. Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Evolving in a world that is constantly moving, our brain had to develop a sophisticated sense of motion in order to survive. This episode of BRAIN GAMES stops to ask a deceptively simple question, what really is motion? We explore the science behind how our brain detects, interprets, and reacts to motion, and you'll see how easily this hard wiring can be fooled, for better and for worse.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed July 24, 2017).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (23 min.)
Playing Time:	00:22:36