Scintillating Grid Illusion

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Hermann's Illusion

As you move your eyes around, the circles appear to flash. This is a recent discovery. The illusion has been observed by German vision scientists Michael Schrauf and E. R. Wist in 1997.

References

A. Seckel, The Art of Optical Illusions, Carlton Books, 2002 (#3)

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