Akiyoshi kitaoka wiki

October 26, 2022, 20:30 pm - 22:00 pm (Japan Standard Time)
for L'Oreal

Color illusions andothers

Akiyoshi Kitaoka, Ph.D, professor, Ritsumeikan University email

since October 22, 2022

Self-introduction

Born in Japan, in 1961. I am a psychologist studying perception. My research is in vision, especially visual illusions. Today I will talk about visual illusions (optical illusions). Before that, I would like to thank L'Oreal for awarding me the L'Oreal prize in 2006.

I am sorry I do not speak English very well but I will do my best.

A variety of visual illusions

"Rotating snales"

Disks appear to rotate.

version 2015

Color is not indispensable. Gray-scale images also work.

"Rotating snakes: a gray scale version"

Each disk appears to rotate 'spontaneously' in the constant direction, from black to dark gray, white, light gray, back to black.

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