The brain that sees
- mié, 21 oct
- CaixaForum Palma
Why do we see things that are not really there? What happens in our brain when a simple geometric figure turns into three-dimensional space, or an impossible character seems to come alive on screen? In this lecture, neurobiologist Conchi Lillo guides us through the fascinating world of optical illusions from a scientific perspective. Through examples drawn from cinema, music videos and other audiovisual creations, we discover how visual perception is sometimes not what it seems — and which neurological mechanisms explain why we “see” realities that do not exist. And what scientific applications do these illusions have? The session is highly interactive: attendees can experience how some optical illusions work for themselves. A rare chance to understand how the visual system interprets the world… and how it can get it wrong. Conchi Lillo is a biologist and PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Salamanca (USAL). She is a tenured professor in the Faculty of Biology and head of USAL’s Electron Microscopy Service. Board member of the Spanish Society for Neuroscience (SENC). She directs the Vision Neurobiology Lab at the Institute of Neuroscience of Castilla y León (INCYL). She has…