Duck eats rabbit: U of A researcher cracks optical illusion code

About half of people initially can’t see both a duck and a rabbit in the optical illusion below. But, if you ask them to imagine a duck eating a rabbit, their brain focuses and they can see both images, new research from the University of Alberta found.
“Your brain sort of zooms out and can see the big picture when the images are put into context with one another,” said Kyle Mathewson, a neuroscientist in the U of A psychology department who authored the study.
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