Expanding hole illusion (IMAGE)

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Expanding hole illusion

Caption

The 'expanding hole' is an illusion new to science, strong enough to prompt the human eye pupils to dilate in anticipation of entering a dark space.

Credit

Laeng, Nabil, and Kitaoka

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License

CC BY

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