Brain Game Observation

In this episode of Brain Games, I learned of the tricks and illusions your brain will play on you. In Game #1, a basketball is rolling but the shadow of the basketball makes my brain think it is bouncing and jumping up and down. Our brain is trying to rationalize the bouncing and jumping of the ball. Our brains are so used to only one light source that we do not question the perception of shadows. Not only can shadows lie to you, but colors can also lie to you. Game #2 depicts a box with different colors on it. The box appeared to have a side with shade over the colors, or at least that is what I thought. The colors are the exact same shade, but the positioning of the squares on the box makes you think the colors are different. Game #3 is a test of perception. You see a soccer ball and a golf ball. Without thought you automatically think the golf ball is smaller. The show then explains that the golf ball is actually twice the size of the soccer ball, but …show more content…
The tube on top looks longer than the tube in bottom but when compared you see they are the same length. Much like the previous game, in Game #5, there is a chart with two tables, the first is vertical and the second is horizontal. I thought the vertical table was longer than the horizontal, but it was revealed that they are the same size.
The most crucial skill of a healthy brain is the ability to see how objects move. In Game #6 there is an arrangement of dots in a box shape. While looking at the dots there appears to be a green dot moving around in a circle. I learned that there is no green dot, my brain saw a pattern among the pink ones. Along with the subject of patterns, in Game #7 there appears to be two people arguing. The game was then an arrangement of motions, or “patterns” you had to guess. I had no trouble guessing any of these motions, the last fencing motions was a bit more challenging than the