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Brain Quirk: Simulator Sickness

Brain Quirk: Simulator Sickness

Have you ever been on a ride where you were not actually moving, but the image in front of you was moving yet you physically felt nauseous? Is it possible to get motion sickness without being in motion? The answer is yes; if you are an avid video game player, you may...
Brain Quirk: Saccadic Masking

Brain Quirk: Saccadic Masking

Mind Trips are back! We will be talking about cool new inventions on the horizon, strange oddities, brain quirks, and exciting news. We hope you enjoy these as much as we enjoyed putting them together. Brain Quirk: Saccadic Masking Is it possible to have your eyes...

Eyes and Minds Keep Moving

Do you realize that we can never keep our eyes really still? In fact, part of what makes an optical illusion happen is the rapid, often imperceptible movements of our eyes. It’s actually that part of our inner ear that senses movement and position (the labyrinth) and...

Mind Trip #68: The Hollywood Myth

When we look at celebrities on magazine covers they always look amazing. In fact, we begin to think we must have the worst genes ever! The Hollywood Stars always look beautiful, sexy, and perfect. Well, there is a little secret that you might want to know about. A...