The Science of Magic: Top magicians give a hand to neuroscience research - 0 views
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cysko cysko on 04 Jan 09The scientists have studied how magicians mix humor into their performances because a laughing audience is unable to pay attention to the magician's hand. The study also determined that there are various levels of misdirection that magicians use to trick an audience. These insights, which were previously unknown to scientists, suggest that humor and misdirection can help manipulate levels of attention.