Name: Perception and Misperception: How Our Brains Shape Reality
Start: 2025-05-20T19:00:00
End: 2025-05-20T21:30:00
Location: The Cannon

Our brains construct reality—but how reliable is that perception? Explore how disruptions in associative learning under ketamine provide insights into schizophrenia and the nature of delusions. Then, dive into visual illusions, comparing how humans and insects perceive the world. These talks reveal how the brain processes (and sometimes distorts) information, shaping what we believe to be true.

Visual illusions in humans and flies

Damon Clark (Professor i)

Visual illusions are striking because our eyes tell us something we know is incorrect. This talk will discuss some visual illusions that we humans see, some that insects see, and what we can learn about how the brain works by comparing the two.

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