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Data visualization is one of the most important tools we have to analyze data. But it's just as easy to mislead as it is to educate using charts and graphs. In this article we'll take a look at 3 of the most common ways in which visualizations can be misleading.

Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks brings our attention to Charles Bonnet syndrome - when visually impaired people experience lucid hallucinations. He describes the experiences of his patients in heartwarming detail and walks us through the biology of this under-reported phenomenon

Participants' brain scans revealed that artists had increased neural matter in areas relating to fine motor movements and visual imagery.