Our brains are quite complex organs, controlling just about every aspect of how our bodies function. The intricate connections between the brain and other organs are still being explored by scientists and researchers, but you don't have to be one to experience the ways in which we are consistently being "tricked."
Recently, a photo posted by researcher Akiyoshi Kitaoka proved to be a very effective way to show people why certain colors appear to be different. The photo is simply one of a strawberry tart with a green filter over it. The filter seems odd, but the photo otherwise appears to be normal, and the strawberries still have a reddish tint.
But Kitaoka explains that, while this is true, there are actually no red pixels in this picture at all. The strawberries should not appear to be red, but do so merely as a result of "color correction."
Curious about this phenomenon? Scroll down to learn more!
Psychology professor Akiyoshi Kitaoka recently posted a photo of strawberries that's baffling the internet. First, you can see the normal, untouched photo of a strawberry tart that his wife made.
He appears to place a green filter over the image, but the strawberries keep their reddish tint.
He even tries it out with different variations of the filter with the same effect. But the professor explains that this is a trick of the brain: there are no red pixels in the altered photos at all. Instead, our brains process the photos as such because of color constancy, or correction: we perceive things to be a certain color, which remains constant under varying illumination conditions (such as bright and dim light).
The principal of color constancy also explains the eternal debate around the color of this dress, explaining why some people think it's blue and black and why others think it's white and gold.
The "shiny legs" debate can also be explained by a trick of the brain on our eyes.
Finally, puzzles like this one can confuse us enough to think that the subjects in the image are consistently the same! Can't you find the panda amongst the snowmen?
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