How a magician fools your brain by knowing your weaknesses

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Magicians have known for thousands of years that we are nowhere near as smart as we think we are. They’ve exploited our fallible brains – hopefully just for fun! But what’s the psychology and neuroscience behind the sleight of hand?

Presented at Brain on September 21st, 2022.

Pierre Ulric
Magician

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