Ingenious research by @dorsaamir.bsky.social & @chazfirestone.bsky.social suggests (well frankly it really *convincingly shows* 😎) that the Müller-Lyer illusion is not culturally determined, but rooted deep within us (and not even optical): https://buff.ly/40PxEOL
TL;DR:🧵 https://buff.ly/40PsQJ2
TL;DR:🧵 https://buff.ly/40PsQJ2
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The Müller-Lyer Illusion
can arise from natural scenes
is not limited to straight lines
occurs in multiple sense modalities
does not require prior visual experience