Neuroscience Meets Magic

Neuroscientists Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde observe master gentleman magician/pickpocket Apollo Robbins and explain how he uses the human brain against itself. The direction, and misdirection, of our brain’s attention tendencies are at the core of every great illusion.

I’m not sure which is more amazing, the neuroscience at play here or the amazing magic.

“Did you just take his wallet? He just took that guy’s wallet!”

(Video by Scientific American)

Source: youtube.com

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