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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
THE EYES AND THE BRAIN

The image below is an example of what is commonly known as an optical illusion. It highlights how our brain processes what our eyes see. The brain does this by making a prediction about what our eyes are seeing. The relationship between the eyes and the brain ( visual processing system)  is extremely complex. There is a lot of information about visual perceptions and its limitations. In this picture, our eyes actually see the object, but the brain is seeing something else. 

TRY THIS ILLUSION. CAN YOU SPOT ALL NINE FACES?

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  1. Large head of a man in the centre looking to the left, with white hair and beard.
     

  2. Man in the centre left carrying a walking stick (whose head is the eye of #1)
     

  3. Lady beside #2 holding a baby.
     

  4. Baby in #3's arms.
     

  5. Profile of woman's head above right hand column.
     

  6. Mirror image of #5 above the left column.
     

  7. Another face in profile on the opposite side of the #6's bird statue (a mirror of #6).
     

  8. Another face in profile directly above #6, the bird forms the nose and forehead.
     

  9. A face looking towards you in the extreme left, to the side of #8.

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