Physics Girl | The Projector Illusion | EVERYDAY MYSTERIES @physicsgirl | Uploaded 6 years ago | Updated 1 hour ago
Have you ever seen a blur of color when looking away from a projector screen? Or noticed how flashing lights look different colors when you move your eyes? This is an everyday mystery! The answer lies in persistence of vision and how your brain processes what it sees.

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Creator: Dianna Cowern
Editing: Jabril Ashe and Dianna
Research: Dan Walsh
Thanks to: Wren Weichman and Kyle Kitzmiller

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Resources:
Neural response changes during saccadic motion
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2787621
Brain discards lots of information during saccadic motion, more than necessary
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5449188
peerj.com/articles/1150
Chronostasis
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982202007078

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