An fMRI investigation of expectation violation in magic tricks

An fMRI investigation of expectation violation in magic tricks

Magic tricks violate the expected causal relationships that form an implicit belief system about what is possible in the world around us. Observing a magic effect seemingly invalidates our implicit assumptions about what action causes which outcome. We aimed at identifying the neural correlates of s...

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Main Authors: Amory H. Danek, Michael eÖllinger, Thomas eFraps, Benedikt eGrothe, Virginia L. Flanagin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Caudate Nucleus
Magic
fMRI
action
expectation violation
movement observation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00084/full

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