What is the primary reason our eyes can be tricked into seeing motion where there is none?
Understanding the Waterfall Illusion

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Visual neurons get tired of perceiving motion in one direction.
Our eyes are naturally sensitive to light changes.
Our eyes are not designed to see stationary objects.
The brain prefers to see colors rather than motion.
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How can you experience the waterfall illusion?
By watching a fast-moving car pass by.
By looking at a waterfall for a long time.
By focusing on rotating spirals without moving your eyes.
By staring at a bright light and then closing your eyes.
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What is the rotating snakes illusion?
An illusion where snakes appear to rotate due to eye movements.
A type of optical illusion involving color changes.
An illusion that makes objects appear larger than they are.
A visual trick that makes straight lines appear curved.
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What did researchers discover about eye movements and illusions?
Slow eye movements are responsible for illusions.
Eye movements have no effect on visual illusions.
Illusions are caused by blinking too often.
Saccades, or fast eye movements, drive illusory motion.
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30 sec • 1 pt
What is a key finding about how the brain perceives visual illusions?
The brain ignores visual illusions completely.
Illusions are only experienced by people with vision problems.
Visual illusions show how the brain's representation can differ from reality.
The brain always accurately represents the physical world.
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