Psychology

Three Pac-Man shapes are enough to make your brain draw a triangle that isn't there

Psychologist Gaetano Kanizsa arranged three wedge-cut circles so their gaps lined up like the corners of a triangle. Most viewers see a solid white triangle sitting on top, complete with sharp edges and a brighter interior, even though no lines or contrast change exist anywhere on the page. Your visual system completes the shape it expects, edges and all.

Gaetano Kanizsa, Margini quasi-percettivi in campi con stimolazione omogenea — Rivista di Psicologia, 1955

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