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by Diana Deutsch
Diana Deutsch is professor of psychology at the University of California at San Diego. See full bio
June 26, 2009, Memory

Phantom Words

The brain creates illusions of words and phrases.

Phantom Words Example 1

Phantom Words Example 2

Phantom Words Example 3

 Picture Credit: NASA, ESA, C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University), M. Meixner and P. McCullough STScI.



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