Blink and you’ll miss it: the role of blinking in the perception of magic tricks

Magicians use several techniques to deceive their audiences, including, for example, the misdirection of attention and verbal suggestion. We explored another potential stratagem, namely the relaxation of attention. Participants watched a video of a highly skilled magician whilst having their eye-bli...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Richard J. Wiseman, Tamami Nakano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-04-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1873.pdf