How the mind tricks us: visualizations and visual illlusions

Presentation Date: 

Tuesday, May 3, 2005

Location: 

SPS/GPA Physics Banquet, University of Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell, MA)

Presentation Slides: 

Neurobiology and cognitive psychology have made great progress in understanding how the mind processes information – in particular visual information. The knowledge we can gain from these fields has important implications for the presentation of visual information and student learning.